•In
CRA View 2011-0408851I7, members of the organization in question
were charged a commission on services provided to them, with the
net profits being distributed to the members at specified times
throughout the year. Because there was a difference in
time between the inflow and outflow of money, the money
was invested the collected money until distribution to the members
occurred.
•Income
from the investments was then used to defray the expenses of the
organization and to keep com-missions charged to its members as low
as possible.
•Did
the expectation of this income affect its ability to claim
NPO status, especially with the organization’s desire to minimize
the commissions charged to its Members?