Pattern 5: The Excise Product Ladder (L and B Forms)

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When you want to start your business in the excise game
First you need a licence, gotta stake your claim
L-series forms will get you authorized
Then the B-series comes when it's payment time

L for licence, that's your ticket to operate
B for the bill, when the taxes can't wait
Same product ladder, different stages of the flow
From permission to payment, this is what you need to know

[Chorus]
L means licence to operate, operate
B means the bill you gotta pay, gotta pay
Same product numbers, just offset in the system
Alcohol low, vaping high, that's the rhythm

Pattern five is the excise ladder climb
L then B, every single time
From the bottom to the top, watch the numbers grow
That's the product ladder, now you know

[Verse 2]
Alcohol's been around since way back when
L1 and L63A, that's where it begins
B261 through 266, that's your payment range
Old school products got the low exchange

Tobacco follows with L63T in line
B267, 271, 285 fine
Cannabis newer with L300 clean
B300 matches, keep the numbers lean

[Chorus]
L means licence to operate, operate
B means the bill you gotta pay, gotta pay
Same product numbers, just offset in the system
Alcohol low, vaping high, that's the rhythm

Pattern five is the excise ladder climb
L then B, every single time
From the bottom to the top, watch the numbers grow
That's the product ladder, now you know

[Bridge]
Fuel charge climbing to the 400s now
L400 through 407, show you how
B400 to 403, payment side
Luxury tax hits 500, nationwide

Vaping's newest at 600 on the scale
L600 licence, B600 retail
Surety bonds scattered through the L's alone
Tobacco, spirits, beer protection zone

[Verse 3]
Air travellers special, only got the B
B248, B249, traveller's fee
No licence needed when you're just passing through
Different logic but the ladder's still true

Watch the pattern as the years go by
New products enter at the numbers high
Old ones stay low where they first began
That's the CRA's organizational plan

[Chorus]
L means licence to operate, operate
B means the bill you gotta pay, gotta pay
Same product numbers, just offset in the system
Alcohol low, vaping high, that's the rhythm

Pattern five is the excise ladder climb
L then B, every single time
From the bottom to the top, watch the numbers grow
That's the product ladder, now you know

[Outro]
Excise ladder, climbing step by step
L for licence, B for payment prep
Pattern five will guide you through
CRA forms, now you're breaking through

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