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Largest Grants from Canadian Charities to Grantees (Non-qualified Donees) in 2023
In our article, Largest Grants from Canadian Registered Charities to Grantees (Non-Qualified Donees) in 2023, we provide a list of the 500 largest grants under the new grant to grantee system. In 2023, Canadian registered charities made a total of…
Canadian Family Offices article “Private foundations are on the upswing, but not all families are doing them well”
I was recently interviewed by Mary Gooderham from Canadian Family Offices on private foundations in Canada. The article is a mix of issues relating to private foundations and some of my personal background. Here is the article: Private foundations are…
Trinity Global Support Foundation v. Canada (Attorney General) 2025 FC 363 – CRA uses HST rebate to pay off taxes owed
This Federal Court decision Trinity Global Support Foundation v. Canada (Attorney General) 2025 FC 363 related to whether CRA owed a former registered charity funds relating to Public Service Body GST/HST rebate. CRA had taken the funds that may have…
Aidoo v. The King 2025 TCC 100 -argument that CRA was racist is rejected by TCC
There have been lots of cases involving what are referred to as “abusive gifting tax schemes” or leveraged donation schemes. I try not to comment on them all because the results are almost identical, with the taxpayer losing, and…
In Ayre v. The King 2025 TCC 41 the Tax Court of Canada dismissed appeals relating to some charity gifting tax schemes
In the never-ending saga of charity gifting tax schemes, the TCC recently dismissed a number of appeals from over 100 taxpayers in Ayre, N. et al. v. The King 2025 TCC 41 relating to “donations” made about 15-17 years ago. …
Ontario rules for compensation of certain directors of Ontario charities or registered charities 2025
In our article “Ontario rules for compensation of certain directors of Ontario charities or registered charities 2025” we discuss the Ontario rules for Ontario charities and registered charities in Ontario relating to compensation of directors and those related to directors.
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