1 How s. 15 Differs from s. 6

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[Verse 1]
When you work for someone else and get a special perk
Section six will catch that benefit from work
Employment income, that's the key relationship
By virtue of your job, it makes the taxman's grip

[Chorus]
Six is employment, fifteen's the share
Different relationships, different tax care
Six gets deduction, fifteen gets none
Double taxation when the CRA's won
By virtue of work versus reason of holding
Two different stories the tax code's been told

[Verse 2]
But when you own some shares and get a benefit sweet
Section fifteen kicks in, makes the puzzle complete
Corporation to shareholder, that's the bond they seek
By reason of your ownership, not the work you speak

[Chorus]
Six is employment, fifteen's the share
Different relationships, different tax care
Six gets deduction, fifteen gets none
Double taxation when the CRA's won
By virtue of work versus reason of holding
Two different stories the tax code's been told

[Bridge]
Arm's length employee test for section six
Would the company pay strangers for these tricks?
But fifteen asks a different question here
Would corporation do this without ownership near?

[Verse 3]
The punishment structure makes fifteen so mean
Include it in income, that's the first tax scene
Corporation gets nothing, no deduction at all
Double taxation standing ten feet tall

[Chorus]
Six is employment, fifteen's the share
Different relationships, different tax care
Six gets deduction, fifteen gets none
Double taxation when the CRA's won
By virtue of work versus reason of holding
Two different stories the tax code's been told

[Outro]
CRA loves fifteen, they hunt for it hard
Punitive structure is their winning card
Know your relationship, know which rule applies
Six or fifteen, don't get surprised

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