1 Capital vs. Current Expenses

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[Verse 1]
Sarah buys a mouse and cord, twenty bucks to get things flowing
On her taxes, full deduction, current expense worth knowing
But that laptop cost two grand, different rules are now in play
Capital expense spreads out, CCA will pave the... calculate the way

[Chorus]
Current flows like water, gone within the year
Cables, apps, and office supplies disappear
Capital builds your castle, brick by sturdy brick  
Computers, desks, and printers get the CCA trick
Short and cheap goes current, lasting wealth goes long
Know the difference, sing this song

[Verse 2]
Printer cartridge, fifty dollars, current takes it all today
But the printer that it feeds costs five hundred, different play
Useful life determines fate, will it last beyond twelve months
Current vanishes completely, capital spreads across the hunts

[Chorus]
Current flows like water, gone within the year
Cables, apps, and office supplies disappear
Capital builds your castle, brick by sturdy brick
Computers, desks, and printers get the CCA trick
Short and cheap goes current, lasting wealth goes long
Know the difference, sing this song

[Bridge]
Monitor and phone and chair
Assets lasting, treated fair
Webcam, keyboard, scanner too
Capital class, that's what they do
But the cables connecting all
Current expense, they quickly fall

[Verse 3]
When in doubt, ask two questions, will this last and what's the cost
Low amounts with short-term use, current rules have never lost
High-priced items built to last, capital treatment is the way
Depreciate across the years, CCA will make you pay... attention to the rules each day

[Chorus]
Current flows like water, gone within the year
Cables, apps, and office supplies disappear
Capital builds your castle, brick by sturdy brick
Computers, desks, and printers get the CCA trick
Short and cheap goes current, lasting wealth goes long
Know the difference, sing this song

[Outro]
Current now, capital waits
Canadian consultants, know your tax fates

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