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Harry Winters has recently been appointed vice-president of sales and marketing for Barney's Books Limited, a public company. Harry has come to you for advice
Harry Winters has recently been appointed vice-president of sales and marketing for Barney's Books Limited, a public company. Harry has come to you for advice regarding the tax implications of his new position. During your meeting, you were able to determine the following information:
(A) Remuneration for the year:
Salarygross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $95,720
Less: Canada Pension Plan contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,166
Employment Insurance contributions . . . . . . . . . .. . . 890
Disability insurance premiums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 4,686
$91,034
Bonus based on company sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,000
Allowances for the year is list below:
Meals, accommodation and air travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,000
Car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,800
Harry has also been granted an option to acquire 6,500 previously un-issued fully-paid shares of Barney's Books Limited at $12.50 per share. The fair market value at the time of the grant was $17. One of the conditions was that he must exercise one-third of the option immediately upon it being granted. He did so and acquired 3,000 shares.
(B) Harry has summarized the following expenses related to his employment:
Gas and oilautomobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,500
Meals (consumed while traveling away for more than 12 hours) . . . . . . . 8,000
House insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200
Accommodation (while traveling on company business) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000
Interest expensecar loan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,600
General maintenance (house) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900
Car insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,800
Car License 200
Hydro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800
Air travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,800
Car maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000
Office supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,700
Fuel (house) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,200
Property taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,500
Mortgage interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,000
(C) Barney's Books Limited requires Harry to provide an automobile in order to carry out his duties of employment. Harry is responsible for his traveling expenses. On March 17, 2021, he acquired a new car where he financed part of the acquisition through a bank loan arranged for the same date. He estimates that he will drive 36,000 kilometers in the course of his employment. He expects his total kilometers to the end of the year to be 43,000. The car and the employment use are reasonable for his position and his work requirements.
(D) Harry's contract also requires that he maintain an office in his home, since no other office is provided. He is responsible for all costs related to the operation of the office. He does not receive an allowance or reimbursement related to any of these costs. Harry has estimated that the office occupies approximately 19% of his home. This estimate is based on square footage.
REQUIRED
Calculate Harry's employment income for 2021, assuming that all expenses are reasonable in the circumstances and will be documented. Do not calculate the CCA for the car for this question. For items excluded from your calculation, describe why you excluded them. Ignore consideration of the GST rebate
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