Phase 2 — Benefits Doctrine (weeks 3–4)

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[Verse 1]
Section six accommodation, when your boss pays the rent
CanLII reveals the pattern, what the judges really meant
From corporate condos downtown to the cottage by the lake
Taxable benefit doctrine hangs on choices that you make

[Chorus]
Employer's benefit flows like water finds its way
Personal enjoyment triggers tax you have to pay
But business purpose shelters, keeps the CRA at bay
Map the cases, trace the doctrine, learn the rules in play

[Verse 2]
Shareholder housing cases, section fifteen takes the stage
Personal use presumption written on every legal page
Five leading cases teach us housing benefits are clear
When corporate dollars fund your roof, taxable income's here

[Chorus]
Employer's benefit flows like water finds its way
Personal enjoyment triggers tax you have to pay
But business purpose shelters, keeps the CRA at bay
Map the cases, trace the doctrine, learn the rules in play

[Bridge]
CRA's position diverges from what courts decide
Administrative guidance often casts a net too wide
Folio interpretations stretch beyond judicial scope
Court decisions narrow down where taxpayers find hope

[Verse 3]
Weeks three and four we're digging deep in benefit terrain
Accommodation cases show a clear judicial refrain
Primary purpose matters more than CRA's broad view
Personal versus business use determines what is due

[Chorus]
Employer's benefit flows like water finds its way
Personal enjoyment triggers tax you have to pay
But business purpose shelters, keeps the CRA at bay
Map the cases, trace the doctrine, learn the rules in play

[Outro]
Benefits doctrine crystallized through decades of appeal
What enriches you personally makes the tax bite real

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