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CRA adds additional questions and schedule to T3010 annual return

The CRA has updated its T3010 forms to include the questions on the new qualifying disbursement regime. In other words, if a Canadian charity makes a grant to a grantee that is a non-qualified donee, then they will have to report certain information on the T3010 and also fill in the new Form T1441, Qualifying Disbursements: Grants to Non-Qualified Donees (Grantees).

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Globe and Mail article “CRA typo causes a multimillion-dollar mistake for the Hewitt Foundation” focuses on the importance of T3010

There was a recent Globe and Mail article “CRA typo causes a multimillion-dollar mistake for the Hewitt Foundation“. This article is a reminder of the importance of the T3010. It is used by many different groups, not only regulators. This article by Paul Waldie is quite interesting. However, I would point out in this short article a number of important omissions.

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Corporations Canada will begin issuing Notices of Intent to Dissolve to CNCA non-profit corporations that have not filed their Annual Return in 3 years or more

Corporations Canada will begin issuing to Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act non-profit corporations Notices of Intent to Dissolve if the CNCA non-profit corporations have not filed their corporate Form 4022 – Annual Return in three years in a row or more. Under Section 222 of the CNCA, Corporations Canada can provide 120 days’ notice to a delinquent non-profit to file their Annual Return and if the Annual Return is not filed within 120 days, the system will automatically dissolve the corporation.

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