KPMG estimates that the prescribed interest quarterly rate, which is used to determine the deemed interest income inclusion from a pertinent loan or indebtedness (PLOI), will increase to 8.99% (from 8.44%) for October 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. This rate is generally the average yield of Government of Canada 90-day Treasury Bills sold during the first month of the preceding quarter (rounded to two decimal places) plus 4%.

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