April 02, 2010
Well I was wondering whether the Charities Directorate got more calls from the public than my son Ethan gets from his friend Gerald. It appears that CRA wins by a slight margin because it gets 120,000 calls per year! I cannot wait for Ethan to become a teenager! Client services staff also answered 11,000 written enquiries which according to CRA now means the backlog in written enquiries has been eliminated. For CRA to be responding to written requests more quickly is very important because some issues require a written communication from CRA. By eliminating the backlog in responses to written communication CRA will be helping charities more efficiently and effectively comply with their legal obligations and move ahead with operational issues.
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April 01, 2010
Posted by Mark Blumberg on 04/01 |
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Canadian Charity Law
Although the law in the UK is not identical to Canada there are a number of interesting parts to this UK Charity Commission Guidance entitled “Charities working internationally”. The Guidance can be found at the following location:
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The Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency has recently mailed out a one-time direct mail piece to Canadian registered charities. For an electronic copy see the English edition of RC296E What’s the Scoop 2010 or the French version RC296F En exclusivité 2010 Renseignements pour les organismes de bienfaisance enregistrés
The Charities Partnership and Outreach Program (CPOP) is an important CRA initiative to enhance Canadian charity’s understanding of their compliance obligations. Over the last few years there have been about 20 programs run by Canadian registered charities and funded in part by the CRA. One of the projects that I worked on, the Charity Law Information Program of the Ontario Community Support Association, has received funding from the CRA.
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There are some that are wondering how the budget, revisions to the disbursement quota, some changes to the T3010 and new anti-avoidance will affect their charity. Cathy Hawara, the Acting Director General of the Charities Directorate recently provided some information, requested feedback and will be putting out a “Questions and Answers” on the subject shortly.
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