Active vs Investment Income Classification

algorave acid jazz, dreamy acoustic rock, bubblegum bass · 4:21

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[Verse 1]
Corporation earns its daily bread
Two buckets catch what profits spread
Active business income flows
From operations that it knows
Manufacturing widgets bright
Consulting through the working night
Small business rate applies with care
Lower taxes, burden shared

[Chorus]
Active flows from what you do
Investment sits and waits for you
Active gets the better deal
Investment rates make profits reel
Remember ABI gets small biz rate
Investment income bears more weight
Classification seals your fate
Don't mix them up or pay too late

[Verse 2]
Investment income tells its tale
Dividends and interest pale
Rental property standing still
Capital gains that time will fill
Passive earnings from the side
Higher rates you cannot hide
Refundable tax takes its share
RDTOH waits with patient care

[Chorus]
Active flows from what you do
Investment sits and waits for you
Active gets the better deal
Investment rates make profits reel
Remember ABI gets small biz rate
Investment income bears more weight
Classification seals your fate
Don't mix them up or pay too late

[Bridge]
CCPC qualifying test
Five hundred threshold marks the rest
Associated companies count
Small business limit shared amount
Integration theory speaks
What individuals seek
Corporate tax plus personal
Should equal employment's toll

[Verse 3]
Manufacturing concrete blocks
That's active income, solid rocks
But rent received from vacant land
Investment income, understand
Mixed activities require care
Allocation splits the pair
Primary purpose guides the way
Classification rules the day

[Chorus]
Active flows from what you do
Investment sits and waits for you
Active gets the better deal
Investment rates make profits reel
Remember ABI gets small biz rate
Investment income bears more weight
Classification seals your fate
Don't mix them up or pay too late

[Outro]
When April comes with T2 forms
Remember how the tax transforms
Active business gets relief
Investment bears the tax motif

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