Certification of Cultural Property for Income Tax Purposes by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board Application Guide and Supplementary Information

September 2010

• GUIDE FOR PREPARING APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION
  • SECTION 1: Recipient Institution or Public Authority
  • SECTION 2: Designation of Institution or Public Authority
  • SECTION 3: Donor or Vendor
  • SECTION 4: Description of Cultural Property
    • Describing Works of Art and Other Objects
    • Describing Archival Material
    • Describing and Selecting Audiovisual and Electronic Resources
  • SECTION 5: Documentation (Digital Images)
    • Protocol for Digital Images
  • SECTION 6: Outstanding Significance and National Importance(OSNI)
    • Criteria for OSNI
    • Guidelines for OSNI
    • OSNI Template
  • SECTION 7: Declaration of Authenticity for Cultural Property
  • SECTION 8: Type of Disposition and Estimated Fair Market Value (FMV)
    • Policy on Monetary Appraisals
    • Format for Monetary Appraisals
      • ANNEX I: Definition of Fair Market Value (FMV)
      • ANNEX II: Two Approaches to Value
      • ANNEX III: Reasoned Justification
      • ANNEX IV: Blockage Discount
  • SECTION 9: Signature of Application
  • SECTION 10: For Internal Use
• SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
  • Making a Request for Redetermination
  • Making an Appeal to the Tax Court of Canada
  • Deaccessioning Certified Cultural Property
• CONTACT US

BULLETIN - 2010 Revisions

Listing of Revisions Made to the
Application Guide and Supplementary Information

September 2010

Introduction
Disposition Agreement
Tax Shelter Gifting Arrangement
Dimensions
Property originating outside Canada
Purchase Price
Describing Audiovisual and Electronic Resources
Protocol for Digital Images
OSNI Description
Multiple Impressions of Prints
OSNI Template
Signed Appraisals Required
Appraisals of Numerous Objects
Market Information and Reasoned Justification (books & frames)
Signature of Application
Deaccessioning Certified Cultural Property

GUIDE FOR PREPARING APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION

Introduction
To enable the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board (Review Board) to assess the significance and estimated fair market value of cultural property donated/sold or proposed for donation/sale to designated institutions and public authorities, a completed application form with checklist and related attachments must be provided. This guide provides instructions on the information required.

Deadlines
Applications must be postmarked no later than the submission deadline for a Review Board meeting. If one of the following procedures is not met, immediate processing and presentation at the next Review Board meeting cannot be guaranteed.

1. Applications sent by Canada Post must be postmarked no later than the submission deadline for a Review Board meeting; or
2. Applications sent by a courier company must have the date of shipment indicated on the bill of lading at the time of pick up. This date must be no later than the deadline date for a Review Board meeting.

Applications are acknowledged by email when they are received by the Secretariat. After being processed, a letter is sent to the applicant, confirming whether the application is complete and, if so, that it will be presented at the next Review Board meeting. A reference number is also provided, which must be cited in all future communication with the Secretariat. Incomplete applications will not be presented to the Review Board for review, and will be returned to the applicant.

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SECTION 1: RECIPIENT INSTITUTION OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY

Name & Address
Indicate the public name and mailing address of the institution or public authority.

Person in charge
Provide the name, salutation, title, telephone number, and email address of the person directing the institution and whose signature appears on the application form.

Contact person
Provide the name, salutation, title, telephone number and email address of the person who prepared the application for certification and who may be contacted if clarification is required.

SECTION 2: DESIGNATION OF INSTITUTION OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY

An institution or public authority must be designated under the Cultural Property Export and Import Act at the time of disposition and at the time that an application for certification is presented to the Review Board.

SECTION 3: DONOR OR VENDOR

Salutation
To ensure correct salutations in future correspondence with donors and vendors, please preface the name of the donor/vendor with the appropriate salutation, e.g. Mr., Ms., Mrs., Dr., etc.

Name
If the donor/vendor is a company, please provide the name, title, and telephone number of the addressee in whose care the Cultural Property Income Tax Certificate (T871) should be issued.

Language
Check the appropriate box to indicate the official language in which correspondence should be sent to the donor/vendor.

More than One Donor/Vendor
If more than one donor/vendor has signed the disposition agreement, the name, salutation, address, and telephone number of each donor/vendor must be included with the application on an attached list. Each donor/vendor must sign the disposition agreement or comparable document. In such cases, when the Review Board makes its determination of fair market value and the object has been irrevocably disposed of to the designated institution/public authority, one original T871 will be issued, citing the name of each of the donors/vendors. One of the donors/vendors will receive the original signed tax certificate while each of the others will receive a copy stamped "Donor or Vendor Copy".

More than One Object
Where more than one object is disposed of on the same date by the same donor/vendor, submit only one application. If the disposition consists of a very large collection of diverse objects, please consult the Secretariat in advance to discuss the most efficient way of presenting the application.

Legal Title
For donations/sales or proposed donations/sales of cultural property, please attach a written confirmation from the donor/vendor that establishes the valid legal title by the donor/vendor prior to the disposition of the object(s). Where the disposition has been made to the institution at the time that the Application for Certification is presented, this confirmation may be incorporated into the disposition agreement. If it deems necessary, the Review Board may require further documentation.

Disposition Agreement (Deed of Gift or Sale)
Pursuant to section 33(1) of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act, in order for a Cultural Property Income Tax Certificate (T871) to be issued, an irrevocable disposition must be made. The recipient institution must therefore provide a copy of the disposition agreement or comparable documentation, signed and dated by the donor/vendor and recipient institution, which establishes an irrevocable disposition. A clear description of the cultural property must be included as part of the disposition agreement. The certification process is facilitated when disposition agreements are free of conditions, particularly those relating to monetary value.

Disposition agreements that contain a "Right to Borrow" clause are not eligible for certification by the Review Board, since they do not meet the requirement to irrevocably dispose of cultural property.

The date of disposition appears on all T871s issued to donors/vendors of certified cultural property. This date is generally determined by the date of the most recent signature on the disposition agreement, or comparable document, as signed by an official of the designated institution and the donor/vendor. For example, if a donor signed the deed of gift on December 15, 2007, and the institution signed it on March 15, 2008, the date of disposition is deemed to be March 15, 2008. This more recent date would appear on the T871, meaning that for a living person, the tax benefits available to the donor/vendor are applicable to the 2008 tax year and the five following years.

Disposition Completed/Proposed
Check the appropriate box to indicate whether the donation/sale is completed or proposed. If the donation/sale has already been made, indicate the date of disposition on the application form and include a copy of the deed of gift/purchase agreement with your application.

For donations/sales that are proposed at the time the application is submitted, institutions are advised to provide the Secretariat with a copy of the deed of gift/purchase agreement as soon as it is signed and, where possible, before the determination by the Review Board is made. This enables the Secretariat to issue the T871 directly, and therefore more quickly, to the donor/vendor.

Tax Shelter Gifting Arrangement
Check the appropriate box to indicate whether the disposition is a tax shelter gifting arrangement. If this is the case, provide the tax shelter identification number.

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SECTION 4: DESCRIPTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY

Summary Description
Provide a summary description of the object(s) on the application form and attach a full description. The summary description should refer to the object(s), medium, date(s) of creation, creator(s), acquisition method and range of acquisition dates by the donor/vendor.

Examples of Summary Descriptions:

Full Description of Each Object
Attach a full description of each object to be certified in accordance to one of the protocols below:

• Describing Works of Art and Other Objects
• Describing Archival Material
• Describing and Selecting Audiovisual and Electronic Resources

In some cases, more than one description protocol may be applicable, e.g. an archival fonds that includes works of art. If any of these protocols does not appear to be specific enough to the objects you wish to have certified, please consult the Review Board Secretariat in advance of preparing your application.

Please provide all descriptive information to the monetary appraiser(s) engaged so that the information is consistent with that presented in the application and so that factors such as condition, provenance, and retention decisions (for archival material) can be taken into consideration in the estimation of fair market value.

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DESCRIBING WORKS OF ART AND OTHER OBJECTS

The following descriptive information must be provided, where applicable, for each work of art or other object for which certification is being requested. Please follow the format in the examples at the end of this section as closely as possible. In cases where the application for certification contains over five objects, please present this information in an Excel chart (or similar format) and use the chart as a basis for summarizing the estimated values of each appraiser.

Maker
Provide the full name of the maker. Where the maker is known by more than one name, indicate each name and identify by which name the maker is recognized in current scholarship, e.g. Antonio Maria Zanetti, better known as Zanetti the Elder; Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, better known as Balthus; Sir Walter Hardy, better known as Cecil Beaton. Where the maker is unknown or anonymous, indicate wherever possible whether the object is, for example, “attributed to”, “after”, or “from the School of” a particular maker or genre. In some cases, the maker may be a corporation, e.g. Hudson’s Bay Company.

Nationality of Maker
Indicate the nationality, in brackets, after the Maker’s name, e.g. William Ronald (Canadian). If the maker has more than one nationality, indicate the nationality at birth followed by the most recent nationality, e.g. Paul Kane (Irish/Canadian).

Maker's Birth and Death Dates
Provide the year of birth of the maker and, where applicable, the year of death, after the nationality, e.g. Paul Kane (Irish/Canadian, 1810-1871).

Title of Object
Cite the title of the object that was given by the maker, wherever possible, e.g. Untitled (Here We Go Again). Where a title has not been provided by the maker, as is often the case for objects that are not works of art, provide a title that would correspond to how it would be cited on a display label, e.g. Alexandrite Ring; Set of 8 Medals Awarded to Billy Bishop.

Date(s) of Creation
Provide the year in which the object(s) was created directly after the title, e.g. Untitled (Here We Go Again), 1961. If the object(s) was created over several years, provide the year of commencement and the year of completion, e.g. 1900 – 1950; 1200 – 1300. In cases where the date of creation may be unknown, every effort should be made to establish an approximate creation date, indicated by circa (ca.), that can be justified, e.g. ca. 1840.

For photographs, indicate the date the photograph was taken and when the photograph was printed. When the printing year is unknown, specify wherever possible when the negative was made.

Medium and/or Support
Indicate the medium and support of each object as specifically as possible, e.g. oil and pencil on paper mounted on canvas.

Size and Number of Edition
If the object is part of an edition, which is often the case for prints, photographs, sculptures and video art, indicate the size of the edition and the number associated with the work, e.g. a print with an edition number of 14/50, where 14 refers to the 14th print pulled in an edition of 50. In some cases, where the work may be pulled outside the edition number, indicate if the object is an artist’s proof, trial proof, hors commerce, or any other designation relating to the edition of the object. In some cases, an edition may be open, and this should be indicated. In addition, indicate cases where a work was pulled posthumously and provide supporting documentation to demonstrate the authenticity of the work, e.g. a Rodin bronze that was cast after his death.

Dimensions
Provide consistent dimensions for each object in centimetres and/or inches (height x width x depth). If only one dimension standard is used, ensure that the same standard is applied throughout the application for certification and monetary appraisal(s).

Condition
Condition may affect whether objects meet the criteria of “outstanding significance and national importance” as well as their fair market value. Where an object has not undergone conservation, and only minor conservation is required, such as surface cleaning, please include a brief condition statement as part of the description (see samples below). Single word references to condition will NOT be accepted. If a work is stated to be of “excellent”, “very good”, “good” or “poor” condition, for example, please define what these terms mean for the recipient institution/public authority and provide relevant details in relation to the object to support that definition.

In cases where the object has undergone conservation treatment, or where conservation treatment is required, a full condition report prepared, dated and signed by a conservator must be provided to assess the degree to which the original intent of the maker has been, or will be, safeguarded.

Signature and/or Inscriptions
Indicate whether the object is signed and/or inscribed, the placement of signature/inscription and how it is signed/inscribed.

Bibliography
Cite references to articles in catalogues, newspapers, magazines only in cases where the object to be certified has been cited. DO NOT provide copies of such articles, CVs, etc. unless specifically requested.

Exhibitions
Cite any exhibitions in which the object has been included. Indicate the title of the exhibition, where the exhibition was held, and the exhibition dates. DO NOT provide supporting literature, unless specifically requested to do so.

Catalogue Raisonné (for works of art)
If a catalogue raisonné has been compiled on an artist, indicate whether the work is included in the catalogue and, if so, cite the catalogue reference. DO NOT provide supporting documentation, unless specifically asked to do so.

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Provenance
Ownership history (provenance, including dates of transfer) may be relevant to establishing the authenticity, “outstanding significance and national importance” and/or fair market value of an object.

The applicant is required to provide the most complete provenance information possible, from the date of creation to the present, which includes the names of previous owners and the respective dates of ownership. If ownership is corporate, please provide the name(s) of the principals.

Incomplete provenance: In cases where it is impossible to establish complete ownership history, please provide the following:

• a written statement from the donor/vendor attesting that the property was acquired legally;
• a detailed description of the efforts that have been made to exercise diligence in bridging the gaps in the history of ownership of the property and, in the case of collections, the provenance of each component of the collection.

Property originating outside Canada: For controlled cultural property originating in countries which are signatories of the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. Please provide the date of entry into Canada and a declaration confirming the provenance of the object(s). A list of signatories to the 1970 UNESCO Convention may be found on-line at: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=13039&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

Purchase Price: If the property in question was purchased, the application must include the purchase price(s) and copies of sales transaction documents.

Title of JPEG image
Please include the title of the corresponding JPEG image with the description of the object. Refer to the Protocol for Digital Images for presenting images of the objects for which certification is being requested.

Examples of Descriptions of Works of Art and Other Objects

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DESCRIBING ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

For the purposes of tax certification, archival material refers to fonds, archives, or collections that contain any of the following: textual records, graphic materials, cartographic materials, architectural and technical drawings, moving images, sound recordings, records in electronic format, records on microform, philatelic records, related discrete items and objects.

Archival material must be described in accordance with prevailing archival practice using standards appropriate to the type of material. The Canadian standards, entitled Rules for Archival Description (RAD) are produced by the Canadian Council of Archives (CCA) and may be downloaded from the CCA website at: http://www.cdncouncilarchives.ca/public.html. The CCA may also be contacted directly by telephone at 613-565-1222, toll free at 1-866-254-1403, by fax at 613-565-5445, or by email at cca@archivescanada.ca

The following descriptive information must be provided for archival material:

Maker
Provide the full name of the person or corporation that created the fonds, archive, or collection. Where the maker is known by more than one name, indicate each name and identify by which name the maker is recognized in current literature. In some cases, the maker may be a corporation, e.g. Hudson’s Bay Company.

Nationality of Maker
Indicate the nationality in brackets after the maker’s name, e.g. Farley Mowat (Canadian). If the maker has more than one nationality, indicate the nationality at birth and the most recent nationality, e.g. Nam June Paik (Korean/American).

Maker's Birth and Death Dates
Provide the year of birth of the maker and, where applicable, the year of death, after the nationality, e.g. Nam June Paik (Korean/American, 1932-2006).

Title and Extent
Provide a summary title of the contents of the fonds, archive or collection, and a summary description in terms of the type of material and the extent of each type, e.g. Canadiana Collection, consisting of 12 meters of approximately 128 groups of material on general Canadiana, Eastern Townships, fur trade, Seigniory of Hertel de Rouville, New France and Viger family.

Date(s) of Creation
Provide the span of time covered by the fonds or collection directly after the title, e.g. Canadiana Collection, 1867 – 1921. In cases where the dates of creation may be unknown, provide an approximate creation date that can be justified, e.g. 1870 – ca. 1921.

Accrual / Addition
Specify whether the collection or fonds is complete or constitutes an accrual or addition (specify which addition and whether any further additions will be forthcoming to the institution).

Provenance (history of ownership, including the dates of transfer)
Ownership history (provenance) may be relevant to establishing the authenticity, "outstanding significance and national importance" and/or fair market value of archival material.

The applicant is therefore required to provide the most complete provenance information possible, from the date of creation to the present, which includes the names of the previous owners and the respective dates of ownership. If ownership is corporate, please provide the name(s) of the principals.

Incomplete provenance: In cases where it is impossible to establish complete ownership history, please provide the following:

• a written statement from the donor/vendor attesting that the property was acquired legally;
• a detailed description of the efforts that have been made to exercise diligence in bridging the gaps in the history of ownership of the property and, in the case of collections, the provenance of each component of the collection. This is especially important for property not originating in Canada that might have left its country of origin illegally or under dubious circumstances.

Purchase Price: If the property in question was purchased, the application must include the purchase price(s) and copies of sales transactions documents.

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Condition Report
Condition may affect whether archival material meets the criteria of “outstanding significance and national importance” as well as its fair market value. Where archival material has not undergone conservation, and only minor conservation is required, such as surface cleaning, please include a brief condition statement as part of the description (see samples below). Single word references to condition will NOT be accepted. If material is stated to be of “excellent”, “very good”, “good” or “poor” condition, for example, please define what these terms mean for the recipient institution/public authority and provide relevant details in relation to the material to support that definition.

In cases where the archival material has undergone conservation treatment, or where conservation treatment is required, a full condition report prepared, dated and signed by a conservator must be provided to assess the degree to which the original intent of the maker has been or will be safeguarded.

For collections of archival material, a general report may be provided about the condition of the items in the collection. A detailed condition report prepared and signed by a conservator must still be provided for any items in the collection that may have condition issues.

Archival Assessment
To ensure that the Review Board deliberates only on the material that the institution has made a commitment to preserve over the long term, the recipient institution must include a comprehensive archival assessment (sometimes referred to as an archival appraisal report) with the application for certification. This document should outline when, how, and by whom the archival assessment was conducted. Please include a statement of qualifications of the author.

The archival assessment must be completed prior to the finalization of the finding aid, prior to obtaining a monetary appraisal and prior to presenting an application for certification to the Review Board, so that the appraisers and the Review Board are fully aware of what is being retained by the institution, and what is not being retained. The application for certification and the monetary appraisal(s) must deal only with the portion being retained by the institution.

• outline the scope and content of the archival fonds or collection and the material the institution has identified for permanent retention, selective retention and non-retention. Provide a rationale for each, including those instances where elements of a fonds or collection identified for retention are put forward for certification while other elements are not;
• the extent to which the material represents the whole or a portion of the activities of the donor/vendor;
• the extent to which a reliable source of information is provided for researchers, either in a single subject area or across a broad research field;
• the extent to which duplicate materials are of research value. If one item has research/documentary value, and there are multiple copies, provide a clear rationale for preserving duplicate material.

Finding Aids
For archival material, the institution must prepare a finding aid that clearly reflects what is being retained as the result of its archival assessment exercise. The finding aid must be included with the application for certification and a copy provided to each monetary appraiser. Given the size of some fonds, an accurate summary must be provided to assist the appraisers and the Review Board in their respective roles. In some cases, a finding aid provided by the donor/vendor may be comprehensive and accurate enough for the institution to endorse and use as its own. If such is the case, the institution must demonstrate that the contents of the donation are precisely reflected in the finding aid.

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DESCRIBING AND SELECTING AUDIOVISUAL AND ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Pilot Project January 2010– December 2010
For the purposes of tax certification, audiovisual and electronic resources refers to fonds or collections that contain any medium embodying, containing or carrying reproducible sound and/or images, and, any work encoded and made available for access through the use of a computer. For more information, please consult Definitions for Audiovisual and Electronic Resources. A strategic selection dependent on institutional objectives and meeting OSNI requirements is essential.

DESCRIBING AND SELECTING AUDIOVISUAL AND ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

Pilot Project January 2010– December 2010

For the purposes of tax certification, audiovisual and electronic resources refers to fonds or collections that contain any medium embodying, containing or carrying reproducible sound and/or images, and, any work encoded and made available for access through the use of a computer. For more information, please consult Definitions for Audiovisual and Electronic Resources. A strategic selection dependent on institutional objectives and meeting OSNI requirements is essential.

DESCRIBING AUDIOVISUAL AND ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

AUDIOVISUAL
The following descriptive information must be provided for each audiovisual component of a fonds/collection for which tax certification is being requested. This information must be provided to each monetary appraiser, to ensure that only the eligible material being presented for certification is being appraised.

Title
Provide the full name of the production company, broadcaster, or individual that is responsible for creating the material.

Date(s) of Creation
Provide the span of time covered by the fonds/collection. In cases where the dates of creation may be unknown, provide an approximate creation date.

Accrual / Addition
Specify whether the fonds/collection constitutes an accrual or addition or is complete (specify which addition and whether any further additions will be forthcoming to the institution).

Media/Production Type
Indicate the Media (Film/Video, Animation, Television, Radio/Sound Recording). For Television/Video indicate the type of programming (documentary, fiction series, variety/entertainment/performing arts, lifestyle, reality, news, public affairs, interviews, and instructional).

Archival Assessment (also referred to as an Archival Appraisal Report)
Provide an overview of the scope and content of the fonds/collection, including individual production title(s). Under each title, please summarize what is being retained and not retained by the institution and, from that, summarize what eligible material is being presented for certification. As part of this overview, please explain:

1. the rationale for the material being retained by the institution;
2. what proportion of material being retained constitutes material eligible for certification by the Review Board;
3. whether there is any duplicate material and why it should be considered for certification;
4. any access restrictions;
5. what technical equipment is available to replay the material being collected and, if the equipment is not available, what strategy is in place for the use of the material.

Provenance
Provide provenance details, from the date of creation to the present, including the names of any previous owners, the respective dates of ownership and if ownership is corporate, provide the name(s) of the principals.

* NOTE: In cases where it is impossible to establish complete ownership history, please provide the following:

• a written statement from the donor/vendor attesting that the property was acquired legally;
• a detailed description of the efforts that have been made to exercise diligence in bridging the gaps in the history of ownership.

Condition Report
Condition may affect whether the fonds/collection meets the criteria of “outstanding significance and national importance” as well as its fair market value.

If material in the fonds/collection has not undergone nor requires conservation treatment, a brief condition statement will suffice. If the fonds/collection is stated to be of “excellent”, “very good”, “good”, or “poor” condition, please define what these terms mean for the recipient institution and provide relevant details that support that definition.

Finding Aids
The Review Board also requires that the finding aids include the following:

1. Individual production titles including the extent and format of all material relating to each title;
2. Extent/descriptive unit for each title: including quantity of material, running time and length;
3. The eligible material being presented for certification must be clearly identified.

Please prepare the above documentation in a format that facilitates the monetary appraisal(s) of the material eligible for certification. In cases where all the material retained by the institution is being appraised, the appraisal will need to clearly isolate the eligible material for certification and indicate the estimated value for that material.

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

For instructions on how to prepare the full description for donations of electronic resources and related textual material, please refer to Describing Works of Art and Other Objects and/or Describing Archival Material both in Section 4 of this Guide.

Selection Process for Audiovisual and Electronic Resources
To facilitate the preparation and revgibility criteria relate only to what the Review Board will consider for certification and are independent of the selection process and collecting decisions of institutions.

Step 1: Production Selection: Determine if the production(s) meets the criteria of “Outstanding Significance and National Importance” (OSNI) explained in Section 6 of the Application Guide. If the production(s) corresponds to the OSNI criteria, proceed to Step 2.

Step 2: Selection of Eligible Material: Please refer to the criteria below for Film/Video, Animation, Television, and Radio/Sound Recordings and ensure that the eligible material is summarized in the description of each production and clearly identified in the finding aid.

Under development: Comments welcome at bcm-mcp@pch.gc.ca (using subject heading: A/V).

Definitions for Audiovisual and Electronic Resources

1. Audiovisual: any medium embodying, containing or carrying reproducible sound and/or images, whether moving or still, including analogue and digital formats. Four media categories:
   
   a) Film/Video
   b) Animation
   c) Television
   d) Sound Recordings
2. Electronic Resources: any work encoded and made available for access through the use of a computer. It includes electronic data available by (1) remote access and (2) direct access (fixed media).¹
3. Purposive Sampling: a strategic selection dependant on one’s objectives and the context in which one is working. In an application for certification this strategic selection must be supported by addressing the following:
   a) Collecting objectives
   b) Context within collection
   c) Selection (sampling) methodology applied

Source definitions for terms used in these guidelines can be found in resources produced by:

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/files/7746/10448729330glossary.pdf/glossary.pdf

International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA)
http://www.iasa-web.org/iasa-cataloguing-rules

Library and Archives Canada
http://collectionscanada.ca/government/products-services/007002-2049-e.html

National Film Board, Canada
http://www3.nfb.ca/animation/objanim/en/

Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
http://www.uqam.ca/en/about/presentation_en.htm

The Library of Congress
http://www.itsmarc.com/crs/mergedProjects/archmov/archmov/contents.htm

National Film and Sound Archives, Australia
http://www.nfsa.gov.au/preservation/audiovisual_terms/

SECTION 5: DOCUMENTATION (DIGITAL IMAGES)

Digital documentation must be provided in JPEG format, between 500-700k in size, on a CD-ROM according to the Protocol for Digital Images. If digital format is not available please consult the Secretariat.

PROTOCOL FOR DIGITAL IMAGES

1. Provide image(s) on a separate CD-ROM for each application for certification.

2. Label each CD-ROM with the institution and donor names.

3. Images must be in JPEG format, with a file size in the 500k to 700k range.
4. Where there is more than one object in the application, provide the images on the CD-ROM in the same order described in your application for certification.
5. As part of the hard copy description of each object, include the name you have given to JPEGimage at the end of the description, as follows: “Name.jpg”. Use the naming convention of your choice. For example:

   Greg Curnoe
   Bicycle Wheel, 1967
   mixed media on paper, 45" x 55"
   signed LR
   curnoe_bicyclewheel.jpg

6. In the case of large collections, provide a representative sample of images, including those with the highest estimated value(s) and, where there are clear categories of objects, samples from each category. Where an image has not been provided, indicate under the description of that object: “No image provided”.

7. In the case of archival material, provide a hard-copy list, describing the image samples provided, again in the order in which they appear on the CD-ROM. As a general rule, you should limit your samples to no more than 20 images unless you judge this not to be sufficiently representative.
8. In the case of vintage and press photographs, provide a digital image of the back (verso).
9. In the case of antique book collections, provide digital images of book groupings as shelved, including book spines.

SECTION 6: "OUTSTANDING SIGNIFICANCE AND NATIONAL IMPORTANCE" (OSNI)

The “Outstanding Significance and National Importance” (OSNI) statement must be endorsed by the appropriate curator, archivist or librarian affiliated with the designated institution/public authority. The statement must be dated and signed, and must indicate in type the full name and title of the person who prepared the report.

The guidelines on the next pages are meant to facilitate the exercise of writing OSNI statements.

All narrative OSNI statements must begin by identifying which of the five criteria for “outstanding significance” are applicable, followed by an elaboration on how the object is of “national significance”. Only then should a rationale supporting these criteria, and tailor-made for the cultural property in question, be explained.

Alternatively, the OSNI Template provided at the end of Section 6 of this document may be completed and submitted with the application, in place of the narrative OSNI statement described above.

CRITERIA FOR OSNI

Subsection 32(1) of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act stipulates that, to be certified, an object must be of:

1. “outstanding significance by reason of its close association with Canadian history or national life, its aesthetic qualities, or its value in the study of the arts or sciences”; [AND]
2. "such a degree of national importance that its loss to Canada would significantly diminish the national heritage".

"Outstanding Significance"
One or more of the criteria for “outstanding significance” must be met for an object to be certified by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board. Identify which of the following criteria for “outstanding significance” are relevant to the object(s), collection, or fonds to be certified:

• close association with Canadian history; [and/or]
• close association with national life; [and/or]
• aesthetic qualities; [and/or]
• value in the study of the arts; [and/or]
• value in the study of the sciences.

"National Importance"
Applicants must demonstrate that the object, collection, or fonds are of “national importance” and relevant to the national heritage. For purposes of certification, this includes local, regional and provincial factors.

When Criteria Not Met
If the Review Board determines that an object, collection, or fonds does not meet the criteria of “outstanding significance and national importance”, a Cultural Property Income Tax Certificate (T871) will not be issued. Such determinations are final and not subject to appeal. If the disposition is a donation, the recipient institution may issue an official charitable receipt for income tax purposes.

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GUIDELINES FOR OSNI

Acquisition Context
Answers to some or all of the following questions can be helpful in providing the appropriate context for the significance of an object, collection or fonds:

• Did your institution seek out the acquisition or did the owner or a representative of the owner approach your institution with an offer to donate or sell this property to your institution?
• What criteria were considered by your institution that led to the acquisition of this property?
• Is this acquisition selected from a larger body of material? If so, please explain the selection criteria that were used.
• For archival fonds: Is this acquisition an accrual? If so, please indicate which accrual, whether there will be future accruals, and explain what makes this particular accrual of "outstanding significance and national importance".
• What type of information has the donor/vendor provided in support of "outstanding significance and national importance"?

Object, Collection, or Fonds Context
Significance of the Object: The significance of the object must be addressed in relation to one or more of the five criteria for “outstanding significance”. Characteristics of the object that make it of “outstanding significance” should be described. These can include the culture, movement, genre, style, period, or collection to which the object belongs, or the symbolic, representational, commemorative values or attributes of the object.

Significance of Collections of Objects/Archival Fonds: Where an application for certification comprises many objects, indicate whether the grouping of objects constitutes a “collection” or an “archival fonds”.

A “collection” is usually considered to be focussed and developed around specific criteria or some common characteristic as the result of “connoisseurship” and careful selection.

An “archival fonds”, albeit diverse, is an organic unit that documents the function or activity of an individual, association or corporation. The Rules for Archival Description (RAD) of the Canadian Council of Archives defines a “fonds” as follows:

Fonds. (1) The whole of the documents, regardless of form or medium, automatically and organically created and/or accumulated and used by a particular individual, family, or corporate body in the course of that creator's activities or functions.

If a collection/fonds is uneven in terms of its quality, it is important to demonstrate that “the whole is greater than the sum of the parts”. An object may gain in significance because of its association with other objects in the collection/fonds and/or its association with the donor/vendor.

Significance of the Maker or Artist: Not all objects by a known maker are automatically of “outstanding significance and national importance”. Conversely, an object produced due to an association with a significant individual or an event of historical importance may be of “outstanding significance” even though the creator may not be well-known.

Biographical information should be relevant to the object/collection, in order to situate the property within the context of the maker’s production.

Pertinence: The pertinence of cultural property is a primary consideration when determining if it is of “outstanding significance and national importance”. Pertinence to the acquisition mandate of the institution and/or to the objects in the collection should be clearly demonstrated when addressing the criteria of “outstanding significance and national importance” (refer to Acquisition Context above).

Provenance: The history of ownership or provenance of an object can contribute to its “outstanding significance and national importance”. Provenance may also add value to an object because of its association with an individual/collector/event.

Condition: Condition affects whether an object is considered to be of “outstanding significance and national importance”.

Where an object is in a state of deterioration and requires extensive conservation treatment, explain why the “outstanding significance” and the “national importance” of the object are not affected. It should be shown that conservation will respect the integrity of the object and stabilize it for long-term preservation.

Origin: As long as the “outstanding significance and national importance” is demonstrated, cultural property of both Canadian and non-Canadian origin may be submitted for certification.

Aesthetic Qualities: The specific aesthetic qualities that make the particular object outstanding or exceptional should be articulated through a critical analysis, and not by a literal description of the physical characteristics of the object.

Archival, Documentary or Research Value: When describing the “outstanding significance and national importance” of cultural property that is acquired primarily for its archival, documentary or research value, the scientific, social, historic or evidential value must be explained.

Rarity: The rarity of an object can be a factor when determining its “outstanding significance and national importance”.

Multiple Impressions of Prints: The Review Board will only certify up to two duplicate impressions of the same print per institution.

Local, Regional, Provincial, and National Factors: Objects, collections, or fonds with local, regional or provincial significance can be considered to be of “outstanding significance and national importance” if their importance to the community, region, or province is demonstrated. This is based on the recognition that Canada is geographically, linguistically, and culturally diverse, and that objects produced within a region contribute to the overall national identity.

OSNI Template

“Outstanding Significance”

• Explain how the object(s) meets one or more of the criteria for “outstanding significance”:
• close association with Canadian history; [and/or]
• close association with national life; [and/or]
• aesthetic qualities; [and/or]
• value in the study of the arts; [and/or]
• value in the study of the sciences.

“National Importance”

Demonstrate that the object(s) is of such a degree of “national importance” that its loss to Canada would significantly diminish the national heritage. This includes local, regional and/or provincial factors.

Note: maximum of 250 words per box. For additional information, please attach an annex.

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SECTION 7: DECLARATION OF AUTHENTICITY FOR CULTURAL PROPERTY

A signed and dated declaration of authenticity, containing the following information, must be attached to each application for certification:

1. Identification of the object or collection;

2. Attestation by the authenticator, including the identification of any other expert(s) the authenticator may have consulted;

3. A brief explanation--not more than 100 words and not a full curriculum vitae, of the relevant qualifications/expertise of the authenticator;

4. Contact information, if different from that indicated on the application form.

In cases where the applicant does not have the expertise in-house, either the opinion of a qualified expert should be cited and the contact information provided, or a separate declaration of authenticity should be obtained from a qualified expert.

When property is particularly contentious, e.g. created by an artist whose work is known to be subject to forgery, re-strikes, or other questionable practices, due diligence on the part of the institution must be demonstrated. In such cases, where the creator of the property is still living, the creator may prepare a signed declaration of authenticity. In the event that the creator is deceased, the applicant should consult the executor or foundation entrusted with authenticating their work.

SECTION 8: TYPE OF DISPOSITION AND ESTIMATED FAIR MARKET VALUE (FMV)

Refer to the Review Board's Policy on Monetary Appraisals and Format for Monetary Appraisals when preparing this portion of the application, and ensure that any appraiser(s) engaged has this information prior to commencing the appraisal.

Donations Valued Under $5,000 CAN
A Cultural Property Income Tax Certification (T871) for a donation valued at less than $5,000 CAN may not result in a tax benefit for the donor. Institutions are therefore advised to encourage the donor to consult a financial advisor to determine whether the tax benefits associated with certified cultural property sufficiently exceed the tax benefits otherwise available through an official charitable receipt for income tax purposes. In some cases, the tax benefit realized for certified cultural property may be less than the costs related to obtaining a monetary appraisal required for an application for certification.

Signed Appraisals Required
Appraisals must be signed, legible, and complete. The Review Board will accept copies, but reserves the right to request originals at any time.

Review of Appraisals by Applicant
To avoid processing delays, please verify that appraisals submitted with an application for certification are complete and conform to the Review Board's Policy on Monetary Appraisals and the Format for Monetary Appraisals. In addition, please verify that the descriptive information in the appraisal matches that provided by the institution in Section 4 of the application.

Appraisals by Committee
When an appraisal has been prepared by the Art Dealers Association of Canada (ADAC), the National Archival Appraisal Board (NAAB), the Canadian Antique Dealers Association (CADA) or the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC), indicate the names of each member of that committee in Section 8 of the application.

Sales
Attach a copy of the signed sales agreement for objects that are purchased by a designated institution/public authority. Indicate the sale price, before taxes, in the space provided on the application form. If there is no signed sales agreement, please provide proof of purchase in the form of an invoice marked PAID or cancelled copies of cheque(s). If the purchase has not yet been made, these documents will be required before a (T871) can be issued.

Combined Donations and Sales
If some objects in a collection are donated while others are sold to a designated institution/public authority, two separate applications must be completed, as the tax treatment for a donation is different from the tax treatment for a sale.

Split-Receipting
Split-receipting refers to a type of donation where the donor receives a cash advantage for a portion of the fair market value. When an application for certification is presented in such cases, appraisals for the entire estimated fair market value must be provided in accordance with the Review Board's Policy on Monetary Appraisals and Format for Monetary Appraisals. On the application form, indicate that the cultural property is acquired by way of Donation/Sale (Split-Receipt).

On December 20, 2002, the Department of Finance introduced a tax measure for a donation tax credit in circumstances where a donor has received consideration, or cash advantage. This concept is commonly referred to as "split-receipting". While the guidelines on split-receipting in Canada Revenue Agency's Technical News Bulletin No. 26 (www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tp/itnews-26) address how this tax measure applies to fundraising dinners, charity auctions, lotteries, etc., they also apply to certified cultural property, as long as there is a clear donative intent to make a gift.

Example:

• A designated institution is interested in acquiring a cultural object for its collection and enters into negotiations with the potential donor.
• One or more monetary evaluations estimate the fair market value of the object at $100,000.00 CAN.
• The donor agrees to donate the object to the designated institution, which agrees to accept the object and to provide a consideration, or payment, to the donor, in the amount of $80,000.00 CAN.
• The designated institution presents an application for certification to the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board, providing two justified appraisals for an estimated fair market value of $100,000.00 CAN.
• The Review Board determines that the object meets the criteria of "outstanding significance and national importance" and that the fair market value of the object is $100,000.00 CAN.
• Upon receipt of a disposition agreement, or comparable document, clearly establishing the amount of the consideration, the Review Board issues a Cultural Property Income Tax Certificate (Form T871) to the donor. This certificate identifies the disposition as a Donation/Sale and is issued for the total fair market value of $100,000.00 CAN. In addition, the designated institution may provide the donor with an official charitable receipt for income tax purposes for the portion of the fair market value representing the eligible amount of the gift for donation purposes. In this case, that amount is $20,000.00 CAN.
• The tax benefit to the donor in this case is exemption from taxes on any capital gains realized upon disposition of the property and a tax credit based on the eligible amount for donation purposes of $20,000.00 CAN.

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POLICY ON MONETARY APPRAISALS

The Review Board makes determinations of fair market value for the purposes of subparagraph 39(1)(a)(i.1) or paragraph 110(1)(b.1) of the Income Tax Act, which establishes the additional tax benefits for which donors or vendors of certified cultural property are eligible. To assist the Review Board in determining the fair market value of cultural property, all applications for certification of objects being donated to designated institutions/public authorities must include substantiated monetary appraisals. The Review Board's policy on monetary appraisals submitted with applications for certification follows:

Appraisal Format
All appraisals must be typewritten and must conform to the Review Board’s Format for Monetary Appraisals. Hand written appraisals, calculations, or notations will not be accepted for review

Sales
Monetary appraisals are not required when an Application for Certification is presented in relation to an object that is purchased by a designated institution; however, the institution is required to provide an explanation of the negotiations undertaken to arrive at the purchase price and to demonstrate how the price reflects market conditions at the date of purchase. The Review Board reserves the right to request that an appraisal be provided if it is not convinced that the sale price is an accurate reflection of market conditions.

Number of Appraisals for Donations
One appraisal is required when the aggregate estimated fair market value of the donation is $20,000.00 CAN or less. For applications above $20,000.00 CAN, two arm’s length appraisals are required, unless the appraisal is provided by committee as outlined below.

Split-Receipts: Donations/Sale
For an object that is disposed of in part by way of donation, in part by way of sale, known as a split-receipt the same policy for the number of appraisals, as outlined above, applies. Therefore, if the estimated fair market value of the object is over $20,000.00 CAN, two appraisals will be required, even if the donation portion is under $20,000.00 CAN, since the Review Board makes its determination on the full fair market value of the property.

Definition of Fair Market Value
Appraisals must estimate the fair market value of the object or collection. Appraisals “for insurance purposes”, “for probate purposes”, “value”, or any variation thereof, are not acceptable. Appraisers are required to quote the definition endorsed by the Canada Revenue Agency, as follows:

Fair market value is the highest price, expressed in terms of money, that the property would bring in an open and unrestricted market between a willing buyer and a willing seller who are both knowledgeable, informed, and prudent, and who are acting independently of each other.

Refer to Definition of Fair Market Value for a more in-depth explanation.

Purchase Price
The cost of cultural property to a taxpayer will not necessarily be determinant of fair market value. However, the cost may be relevant to the Review Board when deliberating on market evidence for purposes of making determinations that reflect market conditions around the time of disposition.

If the property in question was purchased, the application must include the purchase price(s) and copies of sales transaction documents. This information must be provided to the monetary appraiser(s) for inclusion and consideration in the appraisal assignment.

Discrepancy in Value
When there is a significant discrepancy between the values proposed by the appraisers, either between the values of individual objects or between the total estimated value of each appraiser, the Review Board requires that the applicant provide a written explanation with the application for certification that acknowledges the discrepancy and provides a rationale in support of the average value, or the value of one of the appraisals.

Physical Property vs. Intellectual Property
The Review Board is bound by the Cultural Property Export and Import Act, which limits the Review Board’s jurisdiction to physical tangible property when determining the fair market value of cultural property. If a disposition includes intellectual property rights, the recipient institution/public authority may issue an official tax receipt for income tax purposes for the intellectual property portion of the disposition.

Appraisers' Qualifications
Appraisals must be prepared by individuals or corporations actively buying and selling, or who are professionally qualified appraisers experienced and known for their expertise in the type of property concerned, such as dealers in, or evaluators of, the type of cultural property being appraised. If the Review Board is unsure about the expertise of an appraiser in a given area, it may require more specific information about the qualifications of the appraiser or an additional appraisal. The Review Board does not publish a list of acceptable appraisers. Recipient institutions/public authorities are responsible for selecting reliable evaluators for donations and should be prepared to stand by the work of the appraisers they have engaged.

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Currency
The Review Board’s responsibility under the Cultural Property Export and Import Act is to determine the fair market value (FMV) of cultural property in Canadian currency, as the Review Board must determine what value, in Canadian dollars, a willing buyer would pay a willing seller. Cultural Property Income Tax Certificates (T871) are issued in Canadian dollars.

Valuations commissioned from appraisers and dealers resident in Canada must be prepared in Canadian dollars.

Valuations of fair market value commissioned from appraisers and dealers outside of Canada may be in the currency of that country, or currency judged by the appraiser to be the most appropriate to transactions of the cultural property in question. Where the disposition to the institution has been made, the appraiser or the applicant institution must convert the appraisal into Canadian dollars at the appropriate rate of exchange as of the date of disposition, which would also be the effective date of the appraisal.

Rate of Exchange
To convert currency to Canadian dollars, the Review Board refers appraisers to the higher of the noon and closing nominal rates published by the Bank of Canada. This information is available on-line at http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/exchange.html.

Premiums/Added Value
The Review Board has taken the position that premiums, other than those applied by auction houses, placed on the total estimated value of a collection, do not necessarily reflect market conditions at the time of donation. Therefore, such premiums will not automatically be considered to be part of the estimated fair market value. The Review Board reviews such situations on a case by case basis. After reviewing the information before it, such as the integrity of a particular collection, the impact of dismantling the collection, the relevance of the collection as a whole to the mandate of the applicant institution and hence to the Canadian heritage, the Review Board may decide to apply a percentage increase, where it deems appropriate.

Appraisals of Numerous Objects
To ensure clarity and accuracy when presenting an application for certification for a donation that contains over 5 objects, provide a paper copy of a chart that summarizes the description, the estimated values, and the average proposed fair market value of each object, as follows:

In an effort to reduce calculating errors, an automated calculating software, such as Excel, should be used to prepare summary charts. The absence of a chart will suspend or delay consideration of an application. For very large collections, the applicant is encouraged to contact the Review Board Secretariat to discuss how this requirement may be best addressed.

Authenticity Statement
The monetary appraiser is not expected to authenticate the property being appraised unless the appraiser is the known and acknowledged authority of the work being appraised. The recipient institution is therefore requested to provide monetary appraisers with a statement of authenticity made by a competent authority for the object(s) to be appraised. The appraiser must make reference to this statement in the appraisal report, so that it is clear that the estimated value is based on the authenticity as presented by the recipient institution.

Statement of "Outstanding Significance and National Importance"
The recipient institution is requested to provide monetary appraisers with its statement of “outstanding significance and national importance”, as this information may affect the estimated fair market value.

Archival Assessment (for dispositions of archival material only)
The recipient institution must conduct an archival assessment prior to obtaining a monetary appraisal and prior to presenting an Application for Certification to the Review Board. The appraisers must be fully aware of what is being kept by the institution, and what is being discarded. Their reports accompanying an Application for Certification must deal only with that portion being retained by the institution. Donors should understand that institutions require flexibility and sufficient time to prepare archival appraisals. It is unrealistic, particularly for large donations, to attempt to file an Application for Certification in the same year as the gift is made. Institutions should have sufficient time to prepare their full archival assessment. If donors wish to accelerate the process, additional staff may be required, at the donor’s expense.

Monetary Value of Finding Aids (for dispositions of archival material only)
The fair market value of finding aids or guides prepared by donors is not subject to certification by the Review Board as such guides are not an integral part of the collection and are thus not considered “cultural property”. The recipient institution, however, may issue a charitable tax receipt for the finding aid portion of the donation. Donors are encouraged to assist the institutions in various ways, to ensure that finding aids are as detailed and accurate as possible. Such finding aids make it much easier for appraisers to ascertain the true value of a collection and to identify components of the donation that may have higher value.

Arm's Length Appraisals
All appraisals must be prepared “at arm's length”. This means that the appraisal assignment must be prepared in an objective manner, based on facts, and without any pressures ensuing from the donor, vendor, institution/public authority, or other appraisers. Appraisals prepared by an employee of the institution/public authority presenting an Application for Certification to the Review Board are not permitted.

Where more than one appraisal is being sought for the same object, each appraisal must be prepared independently of the others. Where particular circumstances may warrant a deviation from this procedure, the applicant must provide a rationale for such a deviation as part of the Application for Certification.

Conflict of Interest Considerations
Appraisers must disclose whether they have had any past, present or prospective interest in the appraised property, have previously sold the property, or have had any personal or commercial intent or bias with respect to the parties involved (client or creator). Disclosure of such relations does not, in the Review Board’s view, necessarily exclude the dealer as an appraiser; however, if the information on disclosure is not clear, it may require a more detailed explanation before deliberating on whether or not to exclude the appraisal.

Cost of Appraisals
The cost of the appraisal and its payment are matters for the institution and donor to settle. The institution should be fully satisfied that the appraisers are competent and reputable and that the appraisal cost is not contingent on the estimated value.

Additional Information
When the Secretariat requests the institution/public authority to seek additional information from the appraisers, please ensure that this information is channelled through the institution/public authority to the Review Board and that the file number is cited.

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FORMAT FOR MONETARY APPRAISALS

I - Letter of Transmittal

[Appraisals must be typewritten, printed on letterhead, and prepared with a header/footer that identifies the appraisal report and page numbers. Hand written appraisals, calculations, or notations will not be accepted.]

[Report Date]
[Name of Client(s): donor and/or recipient institution]
[Address of Client]

Purpose and Summary
As requested, [name of appraiser] has completed a self-contained appraisal [retrospective appraisal if donation made more than a year ago] of the estimated fair market value for donation purposes of:

[Summary description:
e.g. 3 paintings, 2000 – 2003, by Art Painter;
e.g. John Smith Fonds, 1972-1983, consisting of 22 m of textual records, 451 photographic records and 5 videotapes documenting the life of this Canadian philanthropist;
e.g. Jane Doe Collection, 1859-1950, consisting of 50 paintings, 23 drawings, and 25 prints]

In summary, based on all available data, it is [name of appraiser; if a committee such as ADAC or NAAB, name each member below] professional opinion that the [total: if for a collection of objects] fair market value of the property is

$ [amount in Canadian dollars, e.g. $20,000 (Twenty Thousand Dollars)]
[Signature(s) of Appraiser(s)]
[Typewritten name(s) of Appraiser(s)]

Effective Date
This appraisal estimates the fair market value effective as of [date of donation], which is the date that the property was legally transferred to the [name of designated institution].
OR
This appraisal estimates the fair market value of a proposed donation and the effective date is the date of the report.

Intended Use of Appraisal Report
This report is prepared to accompany an application for certification to the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board.

Definition of Fair Market Value (FMV)
The definition of fair market value, as endorsed by the Canada Revenue Agency and the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board is:

The highest price, expressed in terms of money, that a property would bring in an open and unrestricted market, between a willing buyer and a willing seller who are both knowledgeable, informed, and prudent, and who are acting independently of each other.

* NOTE: Refer to Annex I for the factors implicit in the FMV definition but DO NOT include the Annex with your appraisal report.

Appraiser's Qualifications
[Provide a brief summary--maximum 100 words--of your qualifications as they relate to this appraisal report, e.g. experience in the marketplace appropriate for the object(s) being appraised, professional qualifications, relevant education, etc. DO NOT attach a curriculum vitae or other biographical documentation to the appraisal report.]

Information Provided from Other Sources
The following information has been consulted in the preparation of this Appraisal Report (DO NOT include as annexes):

• Description information of property from [name source, e.g. designated institution]
• Condition report prepared by [name]
• Statement of authenticity signed by [name]
• Statement of outstanding significance and national importance prepared by [name]
• Provenance provided by [name]
• Donation agreement
• Archival assessment [for archival material, indicate here any access restrictions mentioned]
• Finding aid [for archival material]
• Copies of sales invoices from [name the sources]
• Digital image(s) of property from [name source]
• Digital images of comparable property [name the source]
• Other: [specify]

Information, both written and verbal, provided by the client and outside sources is assumed to be reliable and accurate.

Inspection
This appraisal is based on a personal inspection of the property on [date] by [name] at [location] in the presence of [name]. At the time of inspection, the property was found to be in generally good condition [or otherwise: summarize condition when there are issues that would affect fair market value] and is described in more detail in the body of the report. [Indicate any limiting conditions, e.g. this appraisal is based on a visual inspection only. Works on paper have not been removed from their frames and materials have been identified without benefit of laboratory analysis; e.g. the backboard affixed to the painting could not be removed and therefore the appraiser was not able to inspect the reverse of the canvas].
OR
[name of appraiser] has not personally inspected the property that is the subject of this report. This appraisal is based on documentation provided by [name] as cited above.

Authenticity
The authenticity of the subject property is based on the statement of authenticity prepared by [name of person] as cited above.
OR
Research with regard to the authenticity of the donated object/s was undertaken [provide a description of any tests, experts consulted and results].

Physical Property
This appraisal estimates the fair market value of the physical property and any acquired characteristic of value (e.g. provenance) only.

Value Approach(es) Used
To estimate fair market value, the following approach(es) to value was/were used:

• Sales Comparison Approach
  [Summarize how this approach was used if relevant, e.g. there was sufficient market data available on past sales of similar objects around the effective date of the appraisal, therefore, only the sales comparison approach was used for this report.]AND/OR
• Cost Approach
  [Summarize how this approach was used if relevant, e.g. there was no market data available for similar objects. As the appraised property was a large-scale commissioned work, the cost approach was used, and sales of smaller objects by the creator have been cited to demonstrate a market for the creator’s work.]

In addition, I have provided a reasoned justification with reference to relevant market information that explains how I have arrived at my estimated value(s).

* NOTE: Refer to Annex II for definitions and examples of the value approaches and Annex III for an explanation of what constitutes a reasoned justification but DO NOT include the annexes with your appraisal report.

Scope of Work
The scope of work undertaken for this report consisted of: [list research, consultations undertaken, e.g. confirmation of sales data from dealers, galleries, vendors, collectors, consultants and artists; verifying sales at public auctions; consultations with experts; authenticity testing; attendance at exhibitions and auction sales.]

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II - Body of the Appraisal

Description of Each Object or Category of Objects
[Each appraised object must be described. If a large collection of objects or a fonds is being appraised, the description may be organized into logical categories. For archival material, a thorough finding aid will suffice as the description of the property.]

• Item number [if applicable]
• Creator / Maker [full name, birth and death dates, nationality]
• Title [the name by which the property is known or could be identified]
• Date or period of execution [specify if unknown; for photographs include both the date the photograph was taken and the date of printing]
• Number and edition size [if applicable, e.g. prints, photographs and sculpture]
• Medium and Support [materials and technique, e.g. oil on canvas, cast bronze, DAT, Betacam]
• Measurements [in both inches and centimetres / height x width x depth]
• Signature and Inscription [e.g. signed lower right, titled and dated to the reverse; identifying markings, dedications, maker's or purity marks]
• Condition [refer to consulted condition report where applicable and summarize any condition issues, e.g. damage, repair, restoration, fading, etc.]
• Provenance [history of ownership from creator/maker to present, including dates and methods of transfer, where possible, as provided by the recipient institution]
• Access Restrictions [for archival material, indicate whether or not there are access restrictions and cite the source consulted, e.g. deed of gift, archival appraisal report]
• Reference to exhibition history [summarize here but DO NOT attach documents]
• Reference to literature and illustration [summarize here but DO NOT attach documents]
• Purchase Price Paid by the Donor
• Thumbnail Image inserted next to or directly under the object description, where possible
• Estimated Fair Market Value: $ [in Canadian dollars]. [If several objects within a category, include sub-totals]

Market Context
[Please answer the following questions before providing relevant market information and a rationale for the estimated value]

• Is there a market for the object(s)?
• If so, which market(s): [Identify each dealer that represents the type of object, whether such objects sell at auction, whether the maker/creator sells out of the studio, whether the maker/creator is commissioned to create work, etc. The appraiser should also specify the market level at which the property is traded, e.g. international, national or regional auction houses.]
• Are similar works currently available in the market? If so, are there indicators of sales? Would a blockage discount be appropriate where multiple and similar works are being appraised?
  * NOTE: Refer to Annex IV but DO NOT include the Annex with your appraisal report.
• If no current market, was there a market in the past? If so, provide details.
• What are the most appropriate market and market level for the appraised property? [The appropriate or relevant market is the market where comparable objects by the creator are typically and most frequently sold to the public, e.g. retail Canadian or US gallery market, Canadian or US auction market, artist’s studio, etc. Provide an analysis of the market and economic conditions at the effective date of the appraisal, describe the economic conditions at the effective date of the appraisal and the stability or volatility of the market, describe the demand for the creator’s work, the market acceptability of the work, the prices that are consistently achieved for similar objects by the same creator and how many similar objects the creator sells on an annual basis. Explain any factors that affect the value of the object in the context of the creator’s career, e.g. significance, uniqueness, rarity, etc.
  [e.g. the appraiser’s research indicated that properties that are comparable to the donated property are most frequently sold to the public in the Canadian retail gallery market and the Canadian auction market. The pattern of highest sales, however, happens in the Canadian retail gallery market, therefore, this is the most appropriate market for a determination of fair market value at the effective date of this appraisal.]

Market Information and Reasoned Justification
* NOTE: Refer to Annex III but DO NOT include the Annex with your appraisal report.
[Indicate the approaches to value used. Cite specific market information, wherever possible, to support the answers; summarize how the approaches cited were used, e.g. there was no recent market data available for similar objects. This appraisal report has relied on relevant sales made 5-7 years ago as well as recent sales of dissimilar objects and sales of relevant objects by artists of comparable stature, to which adjustments have been made.]

• Cite sales in descending order, from most recent to oldest sales and highlight those sold works which are the most comparable; indicate whether invoices attached; cite sales that have occurred prior to the effective date of the appraisal, after any discounts and excluding taxes paid, with sufficient descriptive detail for comparison with the appraised property [include thumbnail image where possible], and an analysis of the comparable sales. Comparable sales should be cited in a format, such as a table, that allows the reader to easily comprehend the similarities and differences between the appraised object and similar objects sold in the past, e.g. the following table shows actual sales at auctions for landscape paintings by Emily Carr:
  

  Title / Creation Date	Medium	Dimensions (in & cm)	Vendor / Sale Date	Sale Price
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• When citing sales at auction, specify the price achieved with “premium included”, the currency of the sale and convert currency to $ Canadian at the sale date, and indicate, wherever possible, whether or not the purchaser is the ultimate consumer.
• Books: For books valued less than $1,000 CAN each, the appraiser may estimate values from his/her own experience but should include sale prices for 10% of the collection, particularly for the higher priced items. For books valued over $1,000.00 CAN each, the appraiser is expected to provide sales information from sources such as American Book Prices Current, Americana Exchange, AddALL.com, auction sales, and/or invoices for private sales. Asking prices from the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) may be used to supplement and qualify established sale prices.
• Frames: The types of frames taken into account by an appraiser when estimating fair market value would include period frames, artist-made frames, or specialized frames that are integral to a work. Commercial frames are not an integral component of the art work and will not be considered as part of the fair market value of the work.
• Transcribe any information received by mail, email, fax, phone, including values estimated by dealers.

DO NOT INCLUDE: CVs of creators/makers or dealers; bios, articles; text about creator’s career.

DO INCLUDE: market content provided by dealers, e.g. sales invoices, dealer’s estimated value and rationale.

III - Conclusion

Appraiser's Attestation
[Name of Appraiser] hereby certifies that, to the best of [its, his, her, my] knowledge and belief:

• The statements of fact contained in this report are true and correct and relevant for the purpose of the appraisal.
• The reported analyses, opinions, and conclusions are limited only by the reported assumptions and limiting conditions, and are arm’s length professional analyses, opinions, and conclusions.
• That [name of appraiser] does not have any undisclosed past, present or prospective interest in the property that is the subject of this report and has not previously sold the property, nor has any personal or commercial interest or bias with respect to the parties involved. [If the appraiser does have any interest or bias, or has previously sold the property, this must be disclosed.]
• My compensation for completing this assignment is not contingent upon the development or reporting of a predetermined value or direction in value that favours the cause of a client, the amount of the value opinion, the attainment of a stipulated result, or the occurrence of a subsequent event directly related to the intended use of this appraisal.
• Other [as deemed necessary by appraiser].

Terms and Conditions
While not required by the Review Board, the appraiser may wish to include terms and conditions that suit his/her purposes in which case these should be provided as part of the conclusion.

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ANNEX I: Definition of Fair Market Value (FMV)

Review Board determinations of fair market value are made for the purposes of subparagraph 39(1)(a)(i.1) or paragraph 110(1)(b.1) of the Income Tax Act, which establishes the additional tax benefits for which donors or vendors of certified cultural property are eligible. When making determinations of fair market value of cultural property for income tax purposes, the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board relies on the definition of “fair market value” that is endorsed by the Canada Revenue Agency, as follows:

The highest price, expressed in terms of money, that a property would bring, in an open and unrestricted market, between a willing buyer and a willing seller who are both knowledgeable, informed, and prudent, and who are acting independently of each other.

The above definition stems from the decision of Cattanach, J. in Henderson v. Minister of National Revenue, 1973 Carswell Nat 189, [1973] C.T.C. 636, 73 D.T.C. 5471), as follows:

The statute does not define the expression “fair market value”, but the expression has been defined in many different ways depending generally on the subject matter which the person seeking to define it had in mind. I do not think it necessary to attempt an exact definition of the expression as used in the statute other than to say that the words must be construed in accordance with the common understanding of them. That common understanding I take to mean the highest price an asset might reasonably be expected to bring if sold by the owner in the normal method applicable to the asset in question in the ordinary course of business in a market not exposed to any undue stresses and composed of willing buyers and sellers dealing at arm's length and under no compulsion to buy or sell. I would add that the foregoing understanding as I have expressed it in a general way includes what I conceive to be the essential element which is an open and unrestricted market in which the price is hammered out between willing and informed buyers and sellers on the anvil of supply and demand. These definitions are equally applicable to “fair market value” and “market value” and it is doubtful if the word “fair” adds anything to the words “market value” [Emphasis added].

The factors that are implicit in the definition of fair market value are:

1. Highest price means the highest price that is consistently achieved.
2. The transaction occurs in the market where such properties are most commonly and consistently sold to the public.
3. The public is the customary purchaser or ultimate consumer.
4. An ultimate consumer is a person, institution or corporation who does not hold the item for subsequent resale.
5. The appropriate or relevant market for a determination of fair market value is the most active market for the particular asset and is determined by the frequency and aggregate number of sales.
6. The buyer and seller are typically motivated, where neither is under compulsion to buy or sell.
7. Each party is knowledgeable, informed of all of the relevant facts and acting in their own best interests.
8. An unrestricted and open market is one that is available to the public.
9. The property has been exposed to an unrestricted and open market for an adequate amount of time.
10. The transaction is not influenced by time restrictions that would have a significant effect on the price; for example, fair market value cannot be determined by a forced sale.
11. Payment is made in terms of Canadian dollars. To convert currency to Canadian dollars, appraisers should consult the rates published by the Bank of Canada, and take the higher of the noon and closing nominal rates. This information is available at http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/rates/exchange.html.

Highest Price
Certain aspects of fair market value are widely misunderstood, particularly the meaning of “highest price” and “public” and the issue of the appropriate or relevant market. Highest price means the highest price that is consistently achieved. It does not mean an extraordinary price that, when viewed in the context of the market for that asset, is an anomaly. Atypically high and low prices are irrelevant to the issue of fair market value. Statistically averaged prices may be distorted if the appraiser includes abnormally high or low prices and the resulting value conclusion will be inaccurate. The frequency of a price being achieved and the aggregate number of sales are most significant to fair market value. Highest price does not mean the single highest price that has ever been achieved or could conceivably be achieved. Fair market value reflects the highest price at which an item might reasonably be expected to change hands in the normal course of business, in the usual market for that item, and it is evidenced by a consistent pattern of sales.

Public = Customary Purchaser
Within the context of the definition of fair market value, the “public” refers to the customary purchaser for the item in its existing form when not purchased for resale. It does not mean all purchasers. A customary purchaser is often an individual buying at the retail market level but, in some circumstance because of the nature of the item [e.g. uncut gemstones], the customary purchaser may also be a wholesaler buying for resale. The customary purchaser may be an individual, a business, a museum or an archival institution. For example, the customary purchaser of an antique artefact may be a private collector, but the customary purchaser of a large quantity of archival material may be a public institution and not an individual.

Selling Price and the Ultimate Consumer
Fair market value represents the amount of money that a property would bring in an open and unrestricted market, in other words, the price, before taxes, that the buyer would pay and at which the property would be sold, and not the amount of money that would be retained by the seller. The ultimate purchaser is akin to the end-user of the property. If a dealer or consultant purchases an object for a client, the ultimate purchaser is the client: the relevant purchase to take into consideration for the estimation of fair market value is the price paid by the end-user, the person who will be “enjoying” the property. If the end-user purchases an object at a discounted price, the relevant value for fair market value purposes is the discounted price paid, not the asking price. The discounted price paid by a consultant/dealer, however, is not relevant to fair market value if the purchase is made for inventory with the express purpose of reselling it to an end-user. In the auction arena, the buyer’s premium that is customarily added to the hammer price is a component of the sales price. The hammer price + premium is relevant to fair market value if paid by an end-user, the ultimate purchaser, but not as relevant if purchased by a dealer for the purposes of resale.

Which Market?
Personal property is traded at various market levels, and determining the most active market, where sales are made to the end user or ultimate consumer, is fundamental to a determination of fair market value. The appraiser must research and consider all active markets. The appropriate market is the market in which such items are customarily sold to the public and is determined by the frequency and total number of sales. For example, if an artist’s work is most frequently sold through commercial galleries and only occasionally at public auctions, the relevant market is the gallery market and not the auction market. Similarly, if the artist’s work is offered for sale through a gallery but the artist sells most of his work directly from his studio, the relevant market is the artist’s studio and not the gallery. In the same way, if the most active market for an artist’s work is the tax shelter market, and relatively few objects are sold at the gallery level, the relevant market for that artist’s work is the tax shelter market, but only in cases where such a market is available to the public in an open and unrestricted manner. The sales that occur in the most active market available to the public are indicative of fair market value.

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ANNEX II: Two Approaches to Value

In preparing appraisal reports for submission to the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board, appraisers are expected to be knowledgeable about the fundamental principles of value. The Review Board stipulates two approaches to value that appraisers may take into consideration in conducting their appraisal assignments: the sales comparison approach and the cost approach. The appraiser is required to select the approach(es) most applicable to the appraisal exercise, based on the availability of data and the purpose of the appraisal.

Sales Comparison Approach
The fair market value of charitable donations estimated by using the sales comparison approach is a process of analyzing an object in comparison with similar objects that have been sold in the past around the effective date of the appraisal in the market where they are customarily sold to the public. Data analysis is composed of sale prices and their relationship to attributes that contribute to or detract from value. In other words, conclusions of value are derived by comparing the characteristics of the property being appraised with the corresponding characteristics of sold items used as a standard of comparison. Adjustments are then made to reflect differences. The reliability of the sales comparison approach is dependent upon the degree of similarity between the donated object and the sold items, including the physical attributes and condition of the objects, the nature of the transactions, the market conditions and when the sale took place. Atypically high and low prices are not indicative of fair market value. Fair market value reflects the highest price at which an item might reasonably be expected to change hands in the normal course of business, in the usual market for that item and it is best indicated by a consistent pattern of sales. As a saying from the auction world goes: “One is a fluke, two is a coincidence, three is a trend, four is a market.”

Cost Approach
The cost approach to appraisals is based on the principle of substitution that states that an informed buyer would not pay more for an item than it would cost to acquire an equally desirable substitute property. This approach is most typically used to estimate replacement cost for insurance purposes. While not strictly applicable to the determination of fair market value, it can be used for unique properties or when there is limited or no evidence of comparable sales. The cost approach compares the item being appraised with the cost to acquire, by purchase or production (e.g. by commission), a substitute that is comparable in all respects, in the market and fashion in which it would customarily be acquired. Appraisals of objects that are unique, oversized, site specific, or created in new media, for which there is usually a limited market, are special cases in which the production cost (including a creator’s fee) may be an important factor in determining fair market value.

In using the cost approach, the appraiser will recognize that cost is not synonymous with value and that appreciable property, such as that certified by the Review Board, cannot be replaced by a new item or by reproduction. The appraiser will therefore need to make adjustments to reflect the attributes of the appraised item that contribute to or detract from value such as condition, period, and provenance. A new item or a reproduction cannot replace these value characteristics. The appraiser therefore needs to develop a reasoned justification (Annex III) that takes into consideration the replacement or production cost as a monetary reference point in conjunction with all other relevant factors.

ANNEX III: Reasoned Justification

Every appraisal prepared for the Review Board must include a reasoned justification. A reasoned justification is a methodology that explains how the appraiser arrived at an estimated value. Specifically, the appraiser must demonstrate a relationship between the market evidence provided and the object being appraised, by taking into account such factors as rarity, quality, historical significance, provenance, literature references, and the importance of the creator. In doing so, the appraiser then explains the adjustments made upward or downward from market indicators to arrive at the estimated value at the effective date.

Example of Reasoned Justification
Case:  A deceased artist for which no comparable objects exist on the market.
This does not mean that there is no market for the object, just that there is no recent sales evidence due to lack of availability or supply in a public market. In this case, the appraiser needs to demonstrate the level of interest in the market and to contextualize the object in terms of artists of similar stature and whose objects are available on the market. As part of this exercise, the appraiser may also wish to discuss the level of market activity when similar objects were available for sale and were being sold.

Example of Reasoned Justification
Case: An archival fonds which may have components that are marketable but which would not sell as a whole fonds in a traditional market.
The appraiser may wish to argue that the most relevant market is the recipient institution and, if the institution had sufficient funds to purchase the fonds, what it would be willing to pay. The hypothetical purchase price would depend upon how relevant the fonds is to the collecting mandates of archival institutions in general, the uniqueness of the material, the research importance of the material, etc.

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ANNEX IV: Blockage Discount

A blockage discount is an appraisal methodology to determine the fair market value for the donation of multiple similar objects in the same year by a single donor when the quantity of items exceeds the demand. The application of a blockage discount is appropriate if the number of items is large in comparison with the number of objects sold annually that they could not be sold at the typical asking prices within a reasonable length of time by experienced dealers following the normally prudent practices.

Supply and demand is one of the fundamental principles of value. The market will only absorb so much of an item before the market becomes saturated and the demand is reduced. When a large number of similar items are offered for sale at one time, there are three possible outcomes:

1. The price of each individual item would be lower because the supply exceeds the demand;
2. The price of each individual item would increase because the offering of a large collection at one time would attract buyers from many different regions; or
3. The price of each individual item would not be affected because there are sufficient buyers in the marketplace to acquire them.

In applying a discount to reflect the negative effect of quantity, an appraiser first determines the fair market value of each item irrespective of the number of items and then applies a discount. The fair market value of the aggregate will be less than the total fair market value of each individual object.

The concept of blockage was referred to in the Nash v. R. Federal Court of Appeal Judgment of November 21, 2005, 344 N.R.152, as follows:

22 In other cases, there may be no evidence of a normal market for the sale in the ordinary course of business applicable to a group of items. For example, a one-time disposition of a group of paintings may not reflect a normal method of sale of paintings in the ordinary course of business. In the absence of a market for the sale of large groups of paintings, the ordinary retail market for individual paintings might be considered a proxy. If so, it will still be necessary to determine whether any adjustments need to be made to account for the disposition of the group. For example, a blockage or volume discount may apply to take account of the depressive effect on the retail market price caused by the availability of the large number of paintings at one time.

23 This is what occurred in Malette v. R. (2004), 320 N.R. 359 (F.C.A.). In that case, 981 works by a single artist were donated to a public gallery. Noel J.A. determined that a blockage discount was an appropriate appraisal methodology when considering the aggregate retail market value of individual paintings when the volume of paintings in a group would depress the price in the retail market.

24 When a court is required to determine the fair market value of an asset for which there is no market that permits a direct comparison, it may be necessary to consider the transactions in some other market, subject to such adjustments as may be appropriate to the case, such as blockage or volume discount. But when there is a market in which assets of the description of the asset being value are traded, there is no need for the use of a proxy.

NOTE: Malette v. R. concerned property that was certified by the Review Board.

SECTION 9: SIGNATURE OF APPLICATION

The Application & Checklist for Certification of Cultural Property for Income Tax Purposes must be signed by the Chief Executive Officer or Director of the designated institution/public authority. In order for the signature of a delegated authority to be accepted, please provide a letter signed by the Chief Executive Officer or Director, that indicates the name and title of the person to which the signing authority has been delegated. This letter will be kept on the institution’s designation file and should be referred to in future applications (e.g. under the signature, “as per delegation of authority effective March 1, 2009”).

By signing the application for certification, the designated institution or public authority certifies:

1. that the information in the application and any accompanying documentation is true and correct
2. that the property cited in the application will not be permanently disposed of (deaccessioned) within 25 years of the date of certification, except to an institution or public authority that is, at the time of such disposition, designated for the same category of property by the Minister of Canadian Heritage under subsection 32(2) of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act.

For more information, consult Deacessioning Certified Cultural Property in the Supplementary Information section of this document.

The signature of the donor(s)/vendor(s) on the application form is optional. Applications signed by anyone other than the delegated signing authority may be returned.

SECTION 10: FOR INTERNAL USE

Reserved for internal use by the Review Board Secretariat.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

MAKING A REQUEST FOR REDETERMINATION

Once the Review Board has made a determination, the donor/vendor may request the Review Board to redetermine the fair market value:

1. Review Board determinations of outstanding significance and national importance and fair market value are communicated to the donor/vendor and the recipient institution.

2. If the donor/vendor wishes to contest a Review Board determination of fair market value, the donor/vendor, or an agent appointed for that purpose, may request that the Review Board redetermine the fair market value.

3. Requests for redetermination must be made in writing to the Review Board within twelve (12) months after the day upon which notice of the Review Board's determination was given. Where an agent is appointed, the donor/vendor must provide a letter to the Review Board to this effect.

4. While additional information providing the rationale for a redetermination is not required, it is strongly encouraged.

5. Redetermination requests may be made in relation to proposed or completed dispositions.

6. The Review Board will consider a request for redetermination and render its decision within four (4) months after the receipt of the request, unless the circumstances of a particular case require otherwise.

7. Only one redetermination will be made by the Review Board unless the circumstances of a particular case require otherwise.

MAKING AN APPEAL TO THE TAX COURT OF CANADA

When the Review Board has redetermined the fair market value, the donor/vendor may file an appeal with the Tax Court of Canada:

1. The Review Board must have both determined and redetermined (even if this does not result in a change to the original determination) the fair market value of the disposition in order for an appeal to be filed.

2. Appeals to the Tax Court of Canada must be filed within 90 days after the day on which the Cultural Property Income Tax Certificate (T871) is issued in relation to the redetermined fair market value of the property.

3. The appeal must be filed by the donor/vendor.

4. An irrevocable disposition must have been made.

DEACCESSIONING CERTIFIED CULTURAL PROPERTY

Institutions and public authorities must retain certified cultural property for ten years from the date of certification, unless it is transferred to another designated institution, preferably with a comparable mandate for collections development. Section 207.3 of the Income Tax Act states that if an institution or public authority disposes of certified cultural property to other than another designated institution or public authority within ten years of the date of certification, it must pay a tax equal to 30% of the value of the object at the time of disposition.

If cultural property that has been certified for income tax purposes by the Review Board is deaccessioned by the recipient institution, it will not, as a matter of policy, be reconsidered for certification for 25 years from the date of the original certification. The Government of Canada is currently considering extending the 10-year holding period to 25 years.

Given the special tax incentives associated with certified cultural property and the public policy objectives of retaining certified cultural property in the public domain, the Review Board expects that designated institutions/public authorities make a commitment that, if the property cited in the application is certified, it will not be permanently disposed of (deaccessioned) within 25 years of the date of certification, except to an institution or public authority that is, at the time of such disposition, designated for the same category of property by the Minister of Canadian Heritage under subsection 32(2) of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act.

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