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INCOME BENEFICIARY TRUST [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-03-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Taxation Law
- Taxation
- Federal Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- designated beneficiary
1, record 1, English, designated%20beneficiary
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In Canadian tax law, a type of beneficiary of a trust in the context of tax on designated income of certain trusts. 2, record 1, English, - designated%20beneficiary
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit fiscal
- Fiscalité
- Administration fédérale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bénéficiaire étranger ou assimilé
1, record 1, French, b%C3%A9n%C3%A9ficiaire%20%C3%A9tranger%20ou%20assimil%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bénéficiaire étrangère ou assimilée 2, record 1, French, b%C3%A9n%C3%A9ficiaire%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re%20ou%20assimil%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En droit fiscal canadien, il s'agit d'un type de bénéficiaire d'une fiducie dans le contexte de l'impôt sur le revenu distribué de certaines fiducies. 3, record 1, French, - b%C3%A9n%C3%A9ficiaire%20%C3%A9tranger%20ou%20assimil%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Taxation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- income beneficiary of a trust
1, record 2, English, income%20beneficiary%20of%20a%20trust
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source: Income Tax Act, S. 106(1). 2, record 2, English, - income%20beneficiary%20of%20a%20trust
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fiscalité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bénéficiaire du revenu d'une fiducie
1, record 2, French, b%C3%A9n%C3%A9ficiaire%20du%20revenu%20d%27une%20fiducie
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source : Loi de l'impôt sur le revenu, art. 106(1). 2, record 2, French, - b%C3%A9n%C3%A9ficiaire%20du%20revenu%20d%27une%20fiducie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2025-12-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Taxation Law
- Taxation
- Federal Administration
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- preferred beneficiary election
1, record 3, English, preferred%20beneficiary%20election
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- PBE 2, record 3, English, PBE
correct, noun
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Preferred beneficiary election : A trust and a preferred beneficiary can jointly elect, in the year, to include in a preferred beneficiary's income for that year, all or part of the trust's accumulating income for the year.... The elected amount for a preferred beneficiary must not be more than the allocable amount of the trust's total accumulating income. 3, record 3, English, - preferred%20beneficiary%20election
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit fiscal
- Fiscalité
- Administration fédérale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- choix d'un bénéficiaire privilégié
1, record 3, French, choix%20d%27un%20b%C3%A9n%C3%A9ficiaire%20privil%C3%A9gi%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- CBP 2, record 3, French, CBP
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Choix d'un bénéficiaire privilégié : Une fiducie et un bénéficiaire privilégié peuvent choisir conjointement, pendant l'année, d'inclure dans le revenu du bénéficiaire privilégié pour l'année, une partie ou la totalité du revenu accumulé de la fiducie pour l'année. [...] Le montant visé par le bénéficiaire privilégié ne doit pas dépasser la partie du revenu accumulé total de la fiducie qui peut être répartie. 3, record 3, French, - choix%20d%27un%20b%C3%A9n%C3%A9ficiaire%20privil%C3%A9gi%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2025-11-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Taxation Law
- Taxation
- Federal Administration
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- preferred beneficiary
1, record 4, English, preferred%20beneficiary
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] an individual resident in Canada who is a beneficiary of the trust and either qualifies for the disability tax credit or is at least 18 years old and dependent on another person because of a mental or physical infirmity, with income below the basic personal amount. 2, record 4, English, - preferred%20beneficiary
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Additionally, the individual must be a settlor of the trust, a lineal descendant of the settlor, or the settler’s spouse or common-law partner. 2, record 4, English, - preferred%20beneficiary
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit fiscal
- Fiscalité
- Administration fédérale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bénéficiaire privilégié
1, record 4, French, b%C3%A9n%C3%A9ficiaire%20privil%C3%A9gi%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- bénéficiaire privilégiée 2, record 4, French, b%C3%A9n%C3%A9ficiaire%20privil%C3%A9gi%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] particulier résident du Canada qui est un bénéficiaire de la fiducie et qui est admissible au crédit d'impôt pour personne handicapée ou qui a au moins 18 ans et est à la charge d'une autre personne en raison d'une déficience mentale ou physique, et dont le revenu ne dépasse pas le montant personnel de base. 3, record 4, French, - b%C3%A9n%C3%A9ficiaire%20privil%C3%A9gi%C3%A9
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En outre, le particulier doit être un constituant de la fiducie, un descendant en ligne directe du constituant, ou l'époux ou le conjoint de fait du constituant. 3, record 4, French, - b%C3%A9n%C3%A9ficiaire%20privil%C3%A9gi%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2016-05-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Trusts (common law)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- bequest in trust
1, record 5, English, bequest%20in%20trust
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- legacy in trust 1, record 5, English, legacy%20in%20trust
correct
- trust legacy 1, record 5, English, trust%20legacy
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bequest of personal property to trustees to be held upon trust; as, to pay the annual income to a beneficiary for life.(Black, 5th, p. 803). 2, record 5, English, - bequest%20in%20trust
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des fiducies (common law)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- legs de biens personnels en fiducie
1, record 5, French, legs%20de%20biens%20personnels%20en%20fiducie
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- legs en fiducie 2, record 5, French, legs%20en%20fiducie
correct, see observation, masculine noun, standardized
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disposition de biens personnels en fiducie par testament. 3, record 5, French, - legs%20de%20biens%20personnels%20en%20fiducie
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le second équivalent est la forme elliptique du premier. Il s'emploie lorsque : a) le terme anglais est employé dans un sens général (incluant «bequest in trust» et «devise in trust»; b) le terme anglais se présente dans le doublet «devise(s) and/or bequest(s) in trust» ou dans le groupe «devise(s); bequest(s) and/or legacy(ies) in trust»; c) le terme est qualifié par l'indication de la chose ou de la catégorie léguée; d) la spécificité du terme ressort de quelque autre façon sans qu'il soit nécessaire de l'exprimer. 4, record 5, French, - legs%20de%20biens%20personnels%20en%20fiducie
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
legs de biens personnels en fiducie; legs en fiducie : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 5, French, - legs%20de%20biens%20personnels%20en%20fiducie
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2015-05-11
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Law of Trusts (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- place in trust
1, record 6, English, place%20in%20trust
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The annuity trust must provide that a fixed dollar amount equal to at least 5% of the value of the property you place in trust be paid annually to the income beneficiary you designate. 2, record 6, English, - place%20in%20trust
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Droit des fiducies (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- mettre en fiducie
1, record 6, French, mettre%20en%20fiducie
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le dessaisissement, qui consiste pour les employés à vendre à un tiers avec qui ils n'ont aucun lien de dépendance ou à mettre en fiducie les biens qu'ils possèdent et qui risquent de susciter un conflit d'intérêts réel ou potentiel avec leurs fonctions officielles. 1, record 6, French, - mettre%20en%20fiducie
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2014-12-12
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Law of Trusts (common law)
- Organizations and Associations (Admin.)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- charitable remainder annuity trust
1, record 7, English, charitable%20remainder%20annuity%20trust
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- charitable-remainder annuity trust 2, record 7, English, charitable%2Dremainder%20annuity%20trust
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A trust which must pay the noncharitable income beneficiary or beneficiaries a sum certain annually, or more frequently, if desired, which is not less than 5 per cent of the initial net fair market value of all property placed in the trust as finally determined for federal tax beneficiaries purposes. 3, record 7, English, - charitable%20remainder%20annuity%20trust
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Droit des fiducies (common law)
- Organismes et associations (Admin.)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- fiducie avec droit réversible à une œuvre de bienfaisance
1, record 7, French, fiducie%20avec%20droit%20r%C3%A9versible%20%C3%A0%20une%20%26oelig%3Buvre%20de%20bienfaisance
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- fiducie de rentes avec droit réversible à une œuvre de bienfaisance 2, record 7, French, fiducie%20de%20rentes%20avec%20droit%20r%C3%A9versible%20%C3%A0%20une%20%26oelig%3Buvre%20de%20bienfaisance
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de fiducie résiduaire de bienfaisance aux États-Unis qui verse chaque année un montant fixe à un ou plusieurs bénéficiaires, soit leur vie durant, soit pendant un nombre d'années donné. 2, record 7, French, - fiducie%20avec%20droit%20r%C3%A9versible%20%C3%A0%20une%20%26oelig%3Buvre%20de%20bienfaisance
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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