October 15, 2009
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According to their site “One World Trust, a London based think tank, has launched a portal on civil society self-regulation which includes a database listing over 320 initiatives (codes of conduct, certification schemes, working groups, self-assessments and information services) across 80 countries. Each initiative has a unique page with summaries of its content; contact details; areas and types of activities the initiative addresses; a list of participant organisations; compliance, monitoring and sanctioning mechanisms; among others.”
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October 13, 2009
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The UK Charity Commission has published an interesting report entitled Charities Back on Track 2008-09 which looks at various investigations involving UK charities and “financial mismanagement, trustee duties and responsibilities, vulnerable beneficiaries, and inappropriate political activities and campaigning.” The number of serious incidents has increased - perhaps an indication of better reporting rather than increased misbehaviour. As in Canada it is only a small number of chariites who are comitting serious misconduct - however, the damage that those few charities can cause to the sector can be substantial.
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October 12, 2009
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The OECD Money Laundering Awareness Handbook for Tax Examiners and Tax Auditors can be found at:
http://www.oecd.org/document/46/0,3343,en_2649_33767_43841326_1_1_1_1,00.html
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October 09, 2009
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The Charities Directorate of CRA has just announced that Canadian Charities can receive easier access to their info with CRA My Business Account (MyBA) access.
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October 08, 2009
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If you are looking for software for a Canadian charity that also prepare the T3010B Registered Charity Information Return you may find this link at the CRA website helpful http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/chrts-gvng/chrts/lst-eng.html The link is of a “List of companies authorized to produce a customized T3010 form “.
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Posted by Mark Blumberg on 10/08 |
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CRA on October 7, 2009 updated the status of the “Small and Rural Charities Initiative (SARC)”. Although 2/3 of Canadian charities are “small” (under 100,000 in income) or “rural” (by postal code) the SARC initiative has resulted in some very important changes that will affect almost all charities. Here is a link to the updated status report http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/chrts-gvng/chrts/cmmnctn/src/pgrss/menu-eng.html
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Posted by Mark Blumberg on 10/08 |
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CRA has posted a piece on “Avoiding common mistakes when filing the T3010B return” at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/chrts-gvng/chrts/prtng/rtrn/mstksb-eng.html
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October 05, 2009
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Vern Krishna, a very respected Canadian tax lawyer, a few months ago provided an interesting affidavit on the lawsuit against Fraser Milner Casgrain and others with respect to the Banyan Tree Foundation at http://www.classactionlaw.ca/content/claims/Rochester/Supplementary%20Motion%20Record%20re%20Vern%20Krishna%20Affidavit.pdf All allegations have yet to be proved in court
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October 04, 2009
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Here is an article entitled “Foreign Contractors of Canadian Registered Charities Carrying Out the Canadian Charity’s Projects – A Very Simplified View of the Process” that I wrote for the Capacity Builders Charity Law Information Program (CLIP)
http://www.capacitybuilders.ca/files/resources/Foreign_Contractors_of_Canadian_Registered_Charities_Carrying_Out_the_Canadian_Charity__s_Projects_1253585049.pdf
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Here is an article entitled “CRA’s Consultation on Foreign Activities: What is New and Interesting with Canadian Charities Conducting Foreign Activities” that I wrote for the Capacity Builders Charity Law Information Program (CLIP) “http://www.capacitybuilders.ca/files/resources/What_is_New_and_Interesting_With_Canadian_Charities_Conducting_Foreign_Activities_1253668442.pdf
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