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By Occasional Contributors | < 1 Minutes Read June 27, 2019

Top Canadian charity law issues by Mark Blumberg

Here is our list of the Top Canadian Charity Law Issues by Mark Blumberg. Hopefully, it provides a good overview of the most common charity law compliance issues for Canadian registered charities with an emphasis on concerns from the Charities Directorate of CRA.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit / charities, charity law, CRA Charities Directorate, fundraising, non-partisan political activities, non-qualified donees, risk, tax shelter donation schemes, tax shelters, terrorist activity financing

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 4 Minutes Read November 9, 2016

Charities political activities: CRA consulting on rules

The Government of Canada has committed to modernizing the rules governing the charitable sector to ensure that they are operating in a regulatory environment that respects and encourages their contribution to society. One of the areas they are looking into is clarifying the rules governing charities political activities.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Not for Profit / Canada Revenue Agency, Canada Without Poverty, charitable status, charities political activities, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Consultation on rules governing charities political activities, CRA audit, freedom of association, Freedom of expression, Income Tax Act, Internal Controls, Lobbying, non-compliance with rules, non-partisan political activities, Registered charities, rules governing charities political activities

By Jeffrey Sherman, MBA, FCPA, FCA | 5 Minutes Read January 6, 2014

What is the CRA policy on political advocacy activities carried out by registered charities?

Registered charities have special concerns when it comes to the legal and administrative application of the Income Tax Act. To maintain charitable status under the Act, a charity must devote substantially all of its resources to charitable purposes and activities—and avoid excessive political activity...

Article by Jeffrey Sherman, MBA, FCPA, FCA / Business, Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit / Canada Revenue Agency, charitable donations, charitable donations for political activity, Charitable organizations, charitable status, charity and tax law, charity law, charity reporting, charity rules, CPS-022, CRA, CRA policy statement, CRA requirements for charitable registration, donations to charity, Income Tax Act, legal compliance, limits on political activity, Lobbying, non-charitable activities, non-partisan political activities, not-for-profit policypro, partisan activity, political activity, political advocacy, political purpose, registered charity, Registered Charity Information Return, T3010, T3010 E (13)

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