Personal Income Splitting Strategies

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[Verse 1]
Sarah earns six figures while her husband Jim stays home
Attribution rules lurk waiting when you shift what you own
Spousal loans at prescribed rates, document every cent
CRA's microscope examines where the money went

[Chorus]
Split and shift, but mind the drift
Between what's real and what's a gift
TOSI's teeth and kiddie tax bite
Keep it legit to sleep at night
Income flows where logic shows
Substance over paper rows

[Verse 2]
Second-generation income slips through attribution's grasp
Capital gains on gifted shares, finally in your clasp
Prescribed rate loans at one percent, lock it in today
Business income to your spouse, a cleaner, safer way

[Chorus]
Split and shift, but mind the drift
Between what's real and what's a gift
TOSI's teeth and kiddie tax bite
Keep it legit to sleep at night
Income flows where logic shows
Substance over paper rows

[Bridge]
Pension splitting after sixty-five
Family trusts keep wealth alive
Salary to working kids who earn their keep
Documentation files stacked three inches deep

[Verse 3]
Corporate structures multiply the brackets you can use
Each family member owns their slice, but mind the CRA's reviews
Reasonableness tests every dollar that you've shifted down
Substance trumps the form you choose, or penalties will drown

[Chorus]
Split and shift, but mind the drift
Between what's real and what's a gift
TOSI's teeth and kiddie tax bite
Keep it legit to sleep at night
Income flows where logic shows
Substance over paper rows

[Outro]
Plan with purpose, split with care
Tax efficiency everywhere

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