New T1044 Form - Non-Profit Organization (NPO) Information Return and Guide for Canadian non-profits

The CRA has revised its T4117 Income Tax Guide to the Non-Profit Organization (NPO) Information Return and the T1044 Form - Non-Profit Organization (NPO) Information Return.  If an organization is a registered charity under the Income Tax Act they would not have to complete the form.

Non-profits only have to file the NPO information return if they are not registered charities and if
■ it received or was entitled to receive taxable dividends, interest, rentals, or royalties totalling more than $10,000 in the fiscal period;
■ the total assets of the organization were more than $200,000 at the end of the immediately preceding fiscal period (the amount of the organization’s total assets is the book value of these assets calculated using generally accepted accounting principles); or
■ it had to file a NPO information return for a previous fiscal period.

For copies of the form see:

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tg/t4117/README.html