4.New
Rules Concerning Collection of GST/HST on Paid Parking Affecting Charities
•As of January
1, 2014, Budget 2013 (Bill C-4) will amend the Excise Tax Act to clarify that public
sector bodies, i.e., municipalities, universities, public colleges,
school authorities, hospital authorities, charities, non-profit
organizations or government are not exempt from collecting and remitting HST/GST on supplies of paid parking
5.Repeated
Focus on Transparency and Accountability in the Charitable Sector
•The federal government will
encourage donations and further enhance public awareness,
reduce red tape, and increase transparency and accountability in the
charitable sector, by working with organizations in the sector,
including Imagine Canada