Here are some practical tips for corporations that want to benefit from tax measures available to international financial centres (IFC).
The corporation must fill out the following forms and provide the documents required in them:
You will find English courtesy versions of the relevant documents in the IFC Forms section. Please note that only the French forms will be accepted.
Applications for qualification certificates (IFC and employee) are only made once.
At the end of each taxation year, the corporation must fill out the following forms and provide the documents required in them:
You will find English courtesy versions of the relevant documents in the IFC Forms section. Please note that only the French forms will be accepted.
The corporation must submit the following forms and the documents required in them:
You will find English courtesy versions of the relevant documents in the IFC Forms section. Please note that only the French forms will be accepted.
The corporation must submit a written request for any change relating to:
For more details about the procedure to modify an official document, contact us.
All applications must be accompanied with the payment of the fees due in accordance with the applicable terms of payment (see the fees and terms of payment section).
The Québec Minister of Finance certifies the eligibility of the activities carried out by the corporation and its employees and issues the qualification certificates and annual certificates required to claim the tax credits.
In order to claim the tax credits, the corporation must attach to its income tax return the form prescribed for this purpose by Revenu Québec as well as a copy of the annual certificates issued by the Minister of Finance.
For more information on the calculation and claiming of the tax credits or to obtain a list of the documents needed for the income tax return, visit the Revenu Québec This link opens a new window. website.