The controller of Martinez Power Tool Corporation Ltd. has reached out to us, requesting that we calculate the minimum income from business or property of the company for the year ended December 31, 2020 under the provisions of the Income Tax Act. She would like us to indicate, briefly, the reasons for making any necessary adjustments to financial accounting profits (provide an ITA reference). She would, also, like us to indicate reasons for not considering an item in our computation, so that all items are accounted for in our work. The corporation has carried on business in Canada since its incorporation under the Canada Business Corporations Act in 1974. Its net income for the year ended December 31, 2020, as determined under generally accepted accounting principles, is as follows: Martinez Power Tool Corporation Limited INCOME STATEMENT For the Year ended December 31, 2020 $8,500,000 Sales Cost of goods sold: Inventory, January 1, 2020 Purchases $ 800,000 7,000,000 $7,800,000 600,000 Inventory, December 31, 2020 Cost of goods sold Gross profit Selling expenses General and administrative expenses (7,200,000) $1,300,000 .$ 500,000 100,000 Other income (600,000) $ 700,000 60,000 $ 760,000 . (300,000 $ 460,000 Provision for income taxes Net income Included in this summary of the financial results of Martinez Power Tool Corporation Ltd. are the following details: (1) Closing inventory was written down, for a possible future impairment of fair market value below cost, by $40,000 in 2020 and $25,000 in 2019. (2) Selling expenses include: Meals and entertainment Golf club memberships Utilities service connection Charitable donations Bonus declared but unpaid $11,500 10,000 1,000 5,000 20,000 (3) General and administrative expenses include: Provincial payroll taxes Depreciation $1,000 29,000 (4) Other income includes: Gain on disposal of truck (proceeds of $10,000; net book value of $7,500) 2,500 Interest income 3,000 Dividends from taxable Canadian corporations 1,500 Volume rebates 2,000 (5) The truck sold during the year had an original cost of $15,000. A replacement truck was purchased in the year at a cost of $20,000. (6) The corporation has operated from leased premises since 2018 when it spent $30,000 on infrastructure during the first year of a five-year lease with two three-year renewal options. During 2020, improvements were made to the premises at a cost of $6,000. (7) In 2020, the corporation purchased goodwill for $36,000 and an indefinite-term licence for $20,000. The corporation had not purchased any intangible assets prior to 2020. The 2019 T2 Schedule 8 prepared by the corporation indicates that at December 31, 2019, the corporation had the following undepreciated capital cost balances: Office equipment Trucks Leasehold improvements $43,000 64,000 24,375 The bonus remained unpaid on May 15, 2021 when the 2020 corporate tax return was being prepared. The controller of Martinez Power Tool Corporation Ltd. has reached out to us, requesting that we calculate the minimum income from business or property of the company for the year ended December 31, 2020 under the provisions of the Income Tax Act. She would like us to indicate, briefly, the reasons for making any necessary adjustments to financial accounting profits (provide an ITA reference). She would, also, like us to indicate reasons for not considering an item in our computation, so that all items are accounted for in our work. The corporation has carried on business in Canada since its incorporation under the Canada Business Corporations Act in 1974. Its net income for the year ended December 31, 2020, as determined under generally accepted accounting principles, is as follows: Martinez Power Tool Corporation Limited INCOME STATEMENT For the Year ended December 31, 2020 $8,500,000 Sales Cost of goods sold: Inventory, January 1, 2020 Purchases $ 800,000 7,000,000 $7,800,000 600,000 Inventory, December 31, 2020 Cost of goods sold Gross profit Selling expenses General and administrative expenses (7,200,000) $1,300,000 .$ 500,000 100,000 Other income (600,000) $ 700,000 60,000 $ 760,000 . (300,000 $ 460,000 Provision for income taxes Net income Included in this summary of the financial results of Martinez Power Tool Corporation Ltd. are the following details: (1) Closing inventory was written down, for a possible future impairment of fair market value below cost, by $40,000 in 2020 and $25,000 in 2019. (2) Selling expenses include: Meals and entertainment Golf club memberships Utilities service connection Charitable donations Bonus declared but unpaid $11,500 10,000 1,000 5,000 20,000 (3) General and administrative expenses include: Provincial payroll taxes Depreciation $1,000 29,000 (4) Other income includes: Gain on disposal of truck (proceeds of $10,000; net book value of $7,500) 2,500 Interest income 3,000 Dividends from taxable Canadian corporations 1,500 Volume rebates 2,000 (5) The truck sold during the year had an original cost of $15,000. A replacement truck was purchased in the year at a cost of $20,000. (6) The corporation has operated from leased premises since 2018 when it spent $30,000 on infrastructure during the first year of a five-year lease with two three-year renewal options. During 2020, improvements were made to the premises at a cost of $6,000. (7) In 2020, the corporation purchased goodwill for $36,000 and an indefinite-term licence for $20,000. The corporation had not purchased any intangible assets prior to 2020. The 2019 T2 Schedule 8 prepared by the corporation indicates that at December 31, 2019, the corporation had the following undepreciated capital cost balances: Office equipment Trucks Leasehold improvements $43,000 64,000 24,375 The bonus remained unpaid on May 15, 2021 when the 2020 corporate tax return was being prepared