Employment Benefits & Deductions

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[Verse 1]
Sarah drives her company car to meetings every day
Benefit-in-kind gets calculated, two percent they'll weigh
Of the purchase price plus GST, that's her annual cost
Add operating expenses, or the benefit gets lost
Stock options granted below fair value on the date
Create a taxable benefit when shares appreciate

[Chorus]
Auto, housing, stock options too
Benefits taxable, here's what's due
RPP contributions, union dues subtract
Gross to net employment, get the numbers exact
Standby charge, operating cost
Personal use means benefit's not lost

[Verse 2]
Housing allowance for remote locations up north
Reasonable amounts escape taxation going forth
But subsidized housing creates benefit each year
Fair rental value minus what the employee pays here
Loan benefits calculated at prescribed interest rates
When borrowed funds exceed ten thousand, CRA awaits

[Chorus]
Auto, housing, stock options too
Benefits taxable, here's what's due
RPP contributions, union dues subtract
Gross to net employment, get the numbers exact
Standby charge, operating cost
Personal use means benefit's not lost

[Bridge]
Deductions from employment income, limited they are
RPP contributions, union dues that travel far
Legal expenses for collecting wages owed
Professional membership fees, down this narrow road
Child care when traveling for work beyond eight hours away
Tradesperson's tools exceeding limits, deduct what you may

[Chorus]
Auto, housing, stock options too
Benefits taxable, here's what's due
RPP contributions, union dues subtract
Gross to net employment, get the numbers exact
Standby charge, operating cost
Personal use means benefit's not lost

[Outro]
Calculate with precision, benefits and deductions clear
Employment income taxation, CPA knowledge sincere

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