The CRA has revoked the Canadian Friends of Pearl Children for involvement with what CRA would term an abusive charity gifting tax scheme. Here is the CRA press release: The Canada Revenue Agency revokes the registration of the Canadian…
CBC recently reported in an article “Giving Tree Foundation to be stripped of charity status: Charity that gives $2M a year to children's causes faces demise after tax review“. CBC notes “The group has a relationship with EquiGenesis Corp., a company…
For a number of years we have been providing the public with copies of CRA revocation letters. These letters set out the CRA reasons for revocation of charitable status when CRA is alleging cause. This the second part of the…
In a recent Tax Court of Canada case Afovia v. the Queen, Paris J. decided that CRA can revoke a charity for issuing official donation receipts that do not have all the mandatory elements on them. As well, CRA can…
It is interesting that Paul Waldie’s article entitled “Gifting tax audits ensnare 170,000 Canadians” was this week’s most read story at reportonbusiness.com It is well worth reading. The comments afterward are the normal i.e. everything from interesting to outrageous. This…
If you anticipate that your charity is going to be audited by the Charities Directorate of CRA you may wish to review my article Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Audits and Canadian Registered Charities at Here is a copy…
This article provides information and suggestions as to how a Canadian charity should, and should not, deal with CRA audits. It also discusses possible CRA responses and the likelihood of each response. If you are being audited by the Charities…
The Charities Directorate has vastly improved its section of the CRA website over the last year, although it still has a way to go!. In the past they have improved the quality and accessibility of information placed on the site. …
The Globe & Mail article I referred to above on Canadian disaster relief charities not complying with the rules provides one of many illustrations of the importance of Canadian charities understanding and complying with CRA guidelines on Canadian charities operating…
Increased media, donor and regulatory scrutiny has resulted in more charities conducting informal legal audits to prevent problems, rather than reacting to them. October 03, 2007 Some Canadian charity boards and senior staff when dealing with legal, accounting, governance problems…