Mr. Brown's employer provides him with an automobile for his personal use, and pays all operating costs for that vehicle. The vehicle, used by Mr. Brown throughout 2020, cost his employer $31,500, including GST of $1,500 (no provincial sales tax was charged on the vehicle purchase). Mr. Brown drove the vehicle 45,000 km during the year, of which 9,000 km were for personal purposes. His employer paid $7,750 in operating costs for the year. Mr. Brown paid nothing to his employer for the use of the vehicle. Which one of the following amounts represents the minimum taxable benefit that Mr. Brown must include in his employment income for the use of this vehicle in 2020?

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The minimum taxable benefit for personal use of an employer-provided vehicle is calculated as follows:

[(2% x original cost of the vehicle) + GST] x (personal km / total km)

[(2% x $31,500) + $1,500] x (9,000 / 45,000) = $3,150

However, the amount is limited to the total operating costs paid by the employer, which is $7,750 in this case. Therefore, the minimum taxable benefit is $5,102 ($3,150 capped at $7,750).

Therefore, the correct answer is choice C.

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