BOS CRA Rules

Do not cite

16 sources that look authoritative and are not. Some are cancelled, some are superseded, some are still being served in full by CRA with no banner on the page itself.

The two link groups below are not interchangeable. The first is the document you must not cite. The second is where the cancellation is actually visible — often a parent page. Matching on the wrong one bans the wrong document.

RC4110, Employee or self-employed?

Banned for:

ALL — worker classification, contractor status, any citation whatever

The document itself:
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/rc4110/employee-self-employed.html

Where the cancellation is visible (a different page — check here, do not cite here):
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/rc4110.html
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/rc4110/employee-self-employed.html

GST/HST Memorandum 8-4, Documentary Requirements for Claiming ITCs

Banned for:

SCOPED — any dollar threshold or figure

The document itself:
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/8-4/documentary-requirements-claiming-input-tax-credits.html

Where the cancellation is visible (a different page — check here, do not cite here):
https://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-91-45/FullText.html

B-067 and P-061 (grants and subsidies)

Banned for:

ALL — including the phrase "public purpose"

The document itself:

Where the cancellation is visible (a different page — check here, do not cite here):
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/18-4/determining-whether-transfer-payment-consideration-supply.html

P-239, "arranging for" in the definition of financial service

Banned for:

ALL

The document itself:

Where the cancellation is visible (a different page — check here, do not cite here):
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/technical-information/technical-information-gst-hst/gst-hst-policy-statements.html

GST 300-6-13 (construction contracts) and 300-6-14 (holdbacks)

Banned for:

ALL

The document itself:

Where the cancellation is visible (a different page — check here, do not cite here):
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/technical-information/technical-information-gst-hst/gst-memoranda.html

.../gst-hst-businesses/complete-file-return/penalties-interest.html

Banned for:

ALL

The document itself:

Where the cancellation is visible (a different page — check here, do not cite here):
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/gst-hst-businesses/file-gst-hst-return/reporting-requirements-deadlines/gst-hst-filing-penalties.html

Old My Business Account URL

Banned for:

ALL

The document itself:

Where the cancellation is visible (a different page — check here, do not cite here):
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/e-services/cra-login-services.html

Memorandum 17-1, Definition of Financial Instrument

Banned for:

SCOPED — the advisor HST question, and anything turning on financial service

The document itself:
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/17-1/definition-financial-instrument.html

Where the cancellation is visible (a different page — check here, do not cite here):
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/17-1/definition-financial-instrument.html

Memorandum 3-6, Conversion of Foreign Currency

Banned for:

SCOPED — any rate, in any province

Still valid for: XB-04

The document itself:
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/3-6/conversion-foreign-currency.html

Where the cancellation is visible (a different page — check here, do not cite here):
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/gst-hst-businesses/charge-collect-which-rate.html

Memorandum 4-5-1, Exports – Determining Residence Status

Banned for:

SCOPED — procedure, nomenclature, contact details, anything time-sensitive

The document itself:
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/4-5-1/exports-determining-residence-status.html

Where the cancellation is visible (a different page — check here, do not cite here):
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/4-5-1/exports-determining-residence-status.html

"CRA memorandum 300-4" (health services)

Banned for:

ALL

The document itself:

Where the cancellation is visible (a different page — check here, do not cite here):
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/technical-information/technical-information-gst-hst/gst-hst-memoranda-series.html

Old "what is a gift" path under /issuing-receipts/

Banned for:

ALL

The document itself:

Where the cancellation is visible (a different page — check here, do not cite here):
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/charities-giving/charities/operating-a-registered-charity/receiving-gifts/what-a-gift.html

RC4022, General Information for GST/HST Registrants

Banned for:

SCOPED — practitioner-by-practitioner HST status, and any health-care exemption question

Still valid for: REG-03, TIM-01

The document itself:
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/rc4022/general-information-gst-hst-registrants.html

Where the cancellation is visible (a different page — check here, do not cite here):
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/rc4022/general-information-gst-hst-registrants.html

GST/HST Notice 334, Proposed Amendment — Exemption for Psychotherapy Services

Banned for:

ALL

The document itself:
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/notice334/proposed-amendment-exemption-psychotherapy-services.html

Where the cancellation is visible (a different page — check here, do not cite here):
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/notice334.html

DERIVED — GST-HST for Non-Profits and Charities (combined from GI-067, RC4081, RC4082).md — a BOS file, not a CRA publication

Banned for:

ALL — never cite as a CRA source, never quote as CRA wording

The document itself:

Where the cancellation is visible (a different page — check here, do not cite here):

Excise and GST/HST News No. 93 and No. 99

Banned for:

SCOPED — use as an anchor

The document itself:
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/news93/news93-excise-gst-hst-news-no-93.html
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/news99/news99-excise-gst-hst-news-no-99.html

Where the cancellation is visible (a different page — check here, do not cite here):
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/news93/news93-excise-gst-hst-news-no-93.html
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/news99/news99-excise-gst-hst-news-no-99.html