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By Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) | 2 Minutes Read February 6, 2017

CRA’s Report on the Charities Program 2015-16

In January 2017, the CRA released its Report on the Charities Program 2015–2016, which provides interesting insights into Canada's charitable sector. A common thread weaving through issues related to obtaining and maintaining charitable status is the need to create, maintain, and report/file information required by the Charities Directorate and the Income Tax Act.

Article by Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) / Administration, Business, Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit / charitable registration, charitable sector, charitable status, charities, Charities Directorate, CRA, non-profit, not-for-profit, record keeping requirements, Report on the Charities Program, revocation

By Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) | 2 Minutes Read January 9, 2017

Not–for–profits and charities: 4 New Year’s resolutions

Many people feel that New Year’s resolutions are passé, particularly since so many resolutions go unachieved each year. But, a resolution is essentially a plan to tackle something of importance, and planning is often half the battle. The following are 4 resolutions that can help strengthen charities and other not–for–profits in 2017.

Article by Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) / Business, Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit, Payroll, Privacy / cashflow management, cybersecurity, internal control, non-profit, not-for-profit, phishing

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read February 22, 2016

Does being an Ontario not-for-profit corporation mandate audited financial statements?

Given that many (although certainly not all) not-for-profit corporations (“NFPs”), both charitable and non-charitable, have a December year end and are preparing for their year end financial reporting, we thought it timely to provide a reminder about the financial disclosure requirements contained in their governing corporate legislation.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting, Not for Profit / annual members’ meeting, audited financial statements, auditor’s report to the members, Canada Revenue Agency, fiscal year end, Income Tax Act, NFP’s by-laws, NFP’s incorporation documents, non-profit, not-for-profit corporations, Ontario not-for-profit corporation, written notice of the auditor’s appointment

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