CRA Audit Plans and procedures for political activity audits
Here is a CRA document we recently received through the ATIP system CRA Audit Plans and procedures for political activity audits
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Upcoming Blumbergs’ Events for 2018 – Bootcamp, T3010 and Receipting
Understanding legal compliance for registered charities is not easy but Blumbergs is offering exciting new upcoming events in 2018 that will help. Fundamentals of the T3010 and Transparency for Canadian charities On Friday June 1, 2018, Blumbergs’ will be holding a…
CRA insert reminding Canadian registered charities about electronic filing and CHAMP.
CRA has been sending this insert in various mailings reminding Canadian registered charities that the new move to electronic filing of charity applications and the optional ability to file T3010s online is starting in November 2018. Charities should start to prepare…
Corporations Canada has made a giant leap forward in increasing transparency of Federal corporations
As you probably know if you are interested in a Federal corporation (non-profit or otherwise) you can easily search the Corporations Canada website. This gives you lots of information on Federal non-profit corporations including the name, Corporation Number, Status, which…
Exciting functionality being added to CharityData.ca
We are adding some exciting new functionality with CharityData.ca. First, it is easy to see what gifts a Canadian registered charity gives to another Canadian registered charity on the CRA website. But what if you want to know which charities…
Posting New Content on the CRA’s Charities and Giving webpages
Here is a CRA document we recently received through the ATIP system Posting New Content on the CRA's Charities and Giving web pages. If you are wondering how difficult it is for the Charities Directorate to even post the simplest information…
CRA’s “Compliance Framework for Files with Identified Political Activities”
Here is a CRA document we recently received through the ATIP system Compliance Framework for Files with Identified Political Activities. It explains how political activity audit files are identified by CRA, screening criteria used, and different types of audits that may be…
What type of charities were audited by CRA under the political activity program
Here is a CRA document we recently received through the ATIP system What type of charities were audited by CRA under the political activity program. It shows as of February 2014 with 31 charities being audited in terms of the 4 heads…
Canadian Charities and Terrorism: Protecting the Resources of Your Favourite Charity
In Canadian Charities and Terrorism: Protecting the Resources of Your Favourite Charity we provide some suggestions for Canadian non-profits and registered charities to avoid having their resources misused by terrorists.
Prescribed foreign universities and the Canadian 2018 Budget
David Sherman, a very knowledgeable and respected Canadian tax writer and practitioner, had expressed a concern that the changes in the 2018 Federal Budget that were meant to have simplified the system for recognizing prescribed foreign universities may have the…
More ways to sort Canadian registered charity data at www.charitydata.ca
Blumbergs has created the largest Canadian registered charity information portal at www.charitydata.ca with up to 13 years information on every Canadian registered charity. We have just added additional ways to sort data at www.charitydata.ca. You can search by name, BN, Program,…
Heavily redacted memorandum to PM Justin Trudeau from PCO on the political activities audits
Here is a heavily redacted memorandum to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from the Privy Council Office (PCO) on the political activities audits. The memo was dated March 28, 2017. For more information on charities and political activities you can see…
CHAMP – CRA backtracks on giving internal divisions separate BN numbers
CRA has noted on the Charities IT Modernization Project (CHAMP) page that internal divisions will be able to access the CRA online system without obtaining a new BN number. In September of 2017 we blogged about developments relating to “head bodies” and…
Heavily redacted memorandum to PM Justin Trudeau from CRA on the political activities audits
Here is a heavily redacted memorandum to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from CRA on the political activities audits. The memo was dated March 28, 2017. For more information on charities and political activities you can see our directory on Canadian charities and political…
CRA media points on consultation panel report on political activities – May 3, 2017
Here is the CRA spokespersons talking points for the Release of the Consultation Panel Report on the public consultations on charities and political activity. For more information on charities and political activities you can see our directory on Canadian charities and…
Recent CRA presentation on political activities by Canadian registered charities
Here is a recent CRA presentation on political activities by Canadian registered charities that has some good examples of allowable and prohibited political activities. It was obtained through ATIP. Some have complained that the examples in CRA's political activities guidance are dated.…
Barry Bussey “Trudeau Liberals clearly don’t understand religious charities and their rights”
Barry Bussey published an op ed in The Province on the Canada Summer Jobs program and the reluctance of the CRA Minister to release it guidance on religion which has essentially been complete for a number of years. Bussey is…
Statistics Canada says total Canadian donations down in 2016
Statistics Canada has reported that “Total donations reported by Canadian tax filers fell to $8.9 billion in 2016, down 2.7% from 2015.” The Statscan numbers only claims by individuals tax filers and not what was actually donated to charity by individuals, corporations, etc. which in…
Canadian Federal Budget 2018 and its impact on non-profits and charities
The Liberal government has unveiled their 2018 Federal Budget today. Here is our article Canadian Federal Budget 2018 and its impact on non-profits and charities.
T2050 – Application to Register a Charity Under the Income Tax Act (CRA)
[UPDATE – CRA no longer accepts the T2050 form. If you send it in it will be returned to you. You can apply online for a charity application at Apply to become a registered charity. As of March 2021, in a…
RC191 – Qualified Donee Becoming a Prescribed University Outside Canada (CRA) updated
CRA has recently updated their guidance RC191 – Qualified Donee Becoming a Prescribed University Outside Canada (CRA). The changes are minor. They have updated the Charities and Giving links to the new Canada.ca website. For a more in-depth discussion of…
Why US and other nonprofit organizations may wish to set up in Canada
In the past US and other charities had mainly looked to establishing a Canadian counterpart non-profit or registered charity when they thought that either there were fundraising opportunities in Canada or they wish to conduct their own charitable activities in Canada. …
20 Ways We May Be Able To Help You With ONCA
If you are an Ontario non-profit corporation under the OCA you might find our article on ONCA helpful: 20 Ways We May Be Able To Help You With ONCA.
Options for dealing with ONCA for Ontario non-profit organizations under the OCA
There are over 50,000 Ontario non-profit corporations under the Ontario Corporations Act. With the Ontario Government’s recent announcement that the new Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) is being targetted to be brought into force in 2020, these Ontario non-profit corporations…