Publications

Publications

Legal Risk Management Checklists for Ontario-based Charities and Not-for-Profits

The popular Legal Risk Management Checklist for Ontario-Based Charities, as well as the Legal Risk Management Checklist for Ontario-Based Not-for-Profits---

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2016 Essential Charity & NPO Law Update

2016 Essential Charity & NPO Law Update

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Proceeds from Segregated Fund Policy Donated to Charity Do Not Realise Nil Capital Gains

On July 20, 2016, Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) released document 2016-063262, which clarifies comments made by CRA with regard to---

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Donation Receipts Invalid if Information Missing or Donation Inflated

On August 19, 2016, the Tax Court of Canada (the “Court”) released reasons for judgement in the case of Guobadia---

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FCA Holds That Prevention of Poverty is Not a Charitable Purpose

Charity & NFP Law Bulletin No. 390. On June 24, 2016, the Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”) released its decision---

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SCC Denies Leave to Appeal in Discriminatory Will Case

On June 9, 2016, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal in the case of Spence v BMO---

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CRA View on FMV of Receipts for Gifts of Property to a Municipality

On May 18, 2016, CRA released technical interpretation 2015-0593921 in response to an email request for comments on “whether an---

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CRA News

On April 6, 2016, the CRA released a number of GST/HST Info Sheets regarding the Public Service Bodies’ (“PSB”) Rebate---

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Appeal Court Upholds Testamentary Freedom

“A testator’s freedom to distribute her property as she chooses is a deeply entrenched common law principle” stated the Ontario---

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CRA Views: Non-Resident Donors Required to File a Tax Return

On February 10, 2016, Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) released technical interpretation 2013-0496461E5, which addresses whether non-resident individuals are required to---

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Tax Preparers Convicted of Fraud in BC Court

On December 2, 2015, the Supreme Court of British Columbia released its decision in R. v. Raza, in which it---

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Mysteries of the T3010: Focus on Special Issues

Mysteries of the T3010: Focus on Special Issues

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