Finding Good Charities
Tips to consider when donating to a Canadian registered charity
Charity Scams
Common charity scams that you should be aware off
Keeping Updated
Find the latest news, resources, workshops, webinars & podcasts
What’s New
CRA goes on offensive against gifting tax shelters
he Canada Revenue Agency has changed some of their procedures to deal with gifting tax shelter schemes. Read article
Speech by Peter Allard at opening of UBC’s new law school
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Kossow vs. The Queen – abusive charity gifting tax scheme -TCC decides for CRA
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Video from the Charity Law Information Program (CLIP) Conference in February 2012
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Toronto Star article “Audit of charities encounters resistance”
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Free Archived Webinar “Responding to International Disasters: Fundraising and Coordination”
If you are interested in understanding the importance of coordination of fundraising during disasters you may find this archived webinar with Nic Moyer helpful. On February 28, 2011 charity lawyer Mark Blumberg did a webinar with the Coordinator of the…
Fraser Milner Casgrain sued again in class action lawsuit on charity donation tax shelter scheme
The National Post reported that “Law firm Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP and accounting firm BDO Dunwoody LLP are among several defendants named in a proposed class action that seeks more than $300-million in damages due to a failed donation tax…
March 2011 – FREE CLIP Webinars on charity law, fundraising and receipting
Here are some of the upcoming Charity Law Information Program (CLIP) webinars (online internet seminars) and “charity chats” on receipting, fundraising and foreign activities with links to the registration pages that I will be delivering. The CLIP program of Capacity…
Recent CLIP communique on disbursement quota (DQ) reform, fraud and cases
Recent items from the Charity Law Information Program (CLIP) Communique Canadian Budget 2010 Announces Disbursement Quota Reform for Canadian Charities The Canadian federal government announced disbursement quota reform in the 2010 Budget to remove the 80/20 expenditure requirement for Canadian…