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On January 12, 2023, Desmond Doss a professional engineer, moved from Toronto to Kingston to begin employment with Camden Ltd., a large public corporation. Because of his new employment contract, Jackson requires assistance in determining his employment income for tax purposes. He has provided the following financial information:

1. His salary is $98,000. From this, Camden deducted the appropriate income tax, Employment Insurance premiums of $1,002, Canada Pension Plan contributions of $3,754, registered pension plan payments of $6,000, and charitable donations of $1,200.
2. Camden provides its executives with a bonus plan. Desmond's 2023 bonus was $20,000, of which $5,000 was received in December and the balance in March 2024.
3. In November, Desmond asked his employer to loan him $13,000 so that he could acquire an investment. Camden advised him that it was company policy not to make loans to employees. However, they gave him the $13,000, stipulating that it was an advance against his 2024 salary, which would be reduced accordingly.
4. Desmond is provided with a company car, which he drove 14,000 km for employment duties and 8,000 km for personal use. The car is leased at $500 per month. Camden paid the total operating costs of $7,000. The car was available for personal use throughout the year.
5. Desmond's moving expenses to transport his belongings to Edmonton were $3,000. Camden paid this cost directly to a moving company on Desmond's behalf.
6. Desmond travels extensively for Camden. In December, he and his spouse used some of the travel points he had accumulated from this travel to attend his father's funeral in Montreal. As a result, he saved the normal airfare of $400 per ticket.
7. Camden pays the following additional amounts for Desmond:

Allowance ($300 per month) for acquiring executive apparel	3,600
Investment counsellor fees as part of Camden's counselling program	600
Golf club dues (Desmond rarely uses the club to conduct business)	1,500

1. Desmond pays for the following:

Dues to the engineers' association	$	1,000
Laptop computer and printer		3,200
Computer supplies (paper, etc.)		200

Camden has asked each senior executive to acquire a laptop computer at their own expense for work during travel

1. Desmond sold 1,000 shares of Evert Inc. (his former employer) at $10 per share. Evert is a Canadian-controlled private corporation. The shares were purchased under a stock-option plan in 2020 at $3 per share. The appraised value at that time was $5 per share.

Required:

Determine Desmond's employment income for tax purposes for 2023.