Tax preparer given prison sentence for false charitable donation receipts
Here is a recent bulletin from CRA dealing with the problem of fraudulent official donation receipts.
charitable donation tax receipts
Account changes for registered charities under CHAMP
Canadian charities now have more options for doing certain transactions online using the CHAMP system. Charities should look into accessing their CHAMP account.
Separate but together: A property tax lesson
Next to the ability to issue charitable donation tax receipts a break in property taxes is likely the next most popular reason for seeking registered status. Of course, the considerations on this issue vary from province to province as the exemption from property tax is a matter of provincial jurisdiction. But the commonalities both of charity operations and of the various property tax regimes make decisions relating to the property tax of a charity in one province germane to those operating in another.
