Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the Canadian Charity Sector 2022

We recently reviewed the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return database for 2022 as part of the Sean Blumberg Transparency Project to create…

To what extent can the special provisions of an Ontario non-profit charitable organization be used to give another group approval rights

We sometimes see special provisions in Ontario non-profit corporations that give another group or individual in Canada or abroad certain approval…

CRA Charities Directorate recently released their “Report on the Charities Program 2021 to 2022” – it has interesting information and we provide some comments on the Report

CRA has recently published their Report on the Charities Program 2021 to 2022.  Here are some preliminary comments on the Report:   The report…

CRA advises “Fugitive Brampton tax preparer caught and jailed for $34 million fraudulent charitable donation scheme”

Here is the press release from CRA:   Fugitive Brampton tax preparer caught and jailed for $34 million fraudulent charitable donation scheme……

CRA updates guidance “P113 – Gifts and Income Tax 2023” with information on the donations and tax incentives

CRA has recently updated guidance “P113-23e Gifts and the Income Tax Act” with information on the donations and tax incentives.  CRA updates the…

Ebert vs His Majesty the King – procedural decision by FCA relating to donation of wine to a registered charity and valuation

In Ebert vs His Majesty the King, this case deals with what CRA argues is the inflated valuation of wine that was donated to a charity.  The CRA…

CRA response to Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson’s report “Charity Begins with Fairness: More to Explore”

We have written previously about the Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson's report report "Charity Begins with Fairness: More to Explore" which was released on…

Would an organization that is a NPO under paragraph 149(1)(l) of the ITA continue to qualify if it transferred some of its assets to a taxable subsidiary that it incorporated in Canada?

CRA recently issued a letter addressing whether an organization that is an NPO under paragraph 149(1)(l) of the Income Tax Act would continue to…

Updates to the Ontario Business Registry (OBR)

There have been numerous improvements to the OBR since it came into being in October 2019.   Here is a notice from the Ontario government about…

CRA reminding Canadian registered charities to use the correct T3010 form

CRA is reminding charities to use the correct T3010 form in this notice, which we have reproduced below.  Even better, as CRA notes, is to get on the…

CanTrust Index looking at trust in Canadian institutions including NGOs

Proof Strategies has put out its annual CanTrust Index, looking at trust in Canadian institutions. If you look at slide 15 of the report, you see a…

US article on the “True cost of billionaire philanthropy”

Here is a recent US report entitled "True cost of billionaire philanthropy".   It raises some interesting issues. I am not aware of a similar…

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