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Glossary term
Tax Integration (corporate–personal)
A core principle of Canada's tax system: income earned through a corporation and paid to the owner as a dividend should be taxed roughly the same as if earned personally. In practice integration is imperfect — hence salary-vs-dividend planning. Explains why non-eligible dividends carry higher personal tax.
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