[Verse 1]
You've got a C-corp sitting south of the border line
Twenty-one percent they take before the profits shine
But that's just layer one of this taxation game
Three levels deep, and they're calling out your name
[Chorus]
It's the C-corp sandwich, three bites they take
Twenty-one corporate, then fifteen they break
From your dividends flowing across the treaty line
Then Canada taxes what you thought was mine
Fifty percent gone when the layers combine
C-corp sandwich, eating up your time
[Verse 2]
When dividends cross that international scene
Withholding tax hits at fifteen percent clean
Thank the treaty gods it's not the full thirty rate
But still your money's shrinking at the border gate
[Chorus]
It's the C-corp sandwich, three bites they take
Twenty-one corporate, then fifteen they break
From your dividends flowing across the treaty line
Then Canada taxes what you thought was mine
Fifty percent gone when the layers combine
C-corp sandwich, eating up your time
[Verse 3]
Back home in Canada they call it foreign pay
Non-eligible dividends taxed the hardest way
Foreign tax credit helps but doesn't make you whole
Compare twelve point two percent on your CCPC goal
[Bridge]
Five hundred thousand through your Canadian corp
Active business income, tax rates hit the floor
Twelve point two percent, now that's the way to go
Versus fifty-plus percent, the numbers clearly show
[Chorus]
It's the C-corp sandwich, three bites they take
Twenty-one corporate, then fifteen they break
From your dividends flowing across the treaty line
Then Canada taxes what you thought was mine
Fifty percent gone when the layers combine
C-corp sandwich, eating up your time
[Outro]
Three layers deep in the C-corp game
Plan it right or face the pain
Structure smart, keep more in line
Don't let the sandwich eat what's mine