2 Computing Corporate Income

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[Verse 1]
Start with accounting income on your books
Add back what CRA overlooks
Depreciation becomes CCA
Non-deductible meals, half goes away
Political donations, fines and fees
These adjustments are the keys
From GAAP to taxable, we reconcile
Corporate income, line by line

[Chorus]
One-one-two deduction, dividends flow free
Part Four tax when passive, twenty-six point six-seven you see
RDTOH refundable, integration's the game
Corporate income tax, remember the name
Deduct what's allowed, add back what's not
Canadian corporate tax, connect every dot

[Verse 2]
Deductible expenses have their rules
Interest deduction, thin cap tools
Reasonable salaries to family members
Entertainment fifty percent, always remember
Business meals and conference fees
Half deductible, if you please
Capital gains inclusion rate
Fifty percent, don't calculate late

[Chorus]
One-one-two deduction, dividends flow free
Part Four tax when passive, twenty-six point six-seven you see
RDTOH refundable, integration's the game
Corporate income tax, remember the name
Deduct what's allowed, add back what's not
Canadian corporate tax, connect every dot

[Bridge]
CCPC investment income flows
Through refundable tax, here's how it goes
Pay high rate up front, get refund back
When dividends paid, stay on track
Eligible RDTOH, non-eligible too
Integration theory working through
Active business income, small biz rate
Passive income, different fate

[Verse 3]
Inter-company dividends received
Section one-one-two, tax relieved
But if it's passive investment income
Part Four tax, here it will come
Twenty-six point six-seven percent
Refundable when dividends are sent
Connected corporations, related too
These rules apply through and through

[Final Chorus]
One-one-two deduction, dividends flow free
Part Four tax when passive, twenty-six point six-seven you see
RDTOH refundable, integration's the game
Corporate income tax, remember the name
From accounting to taxable income we go
Canadian corporate tax, now you know

[Outro]
Reconcile the differences, line by line
Corporate taxation, by design
Integration theory, tax paid once
Canadian corporate tax, you've got the response

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