Authored by Philip A.S. Milley, Associate Director, Legal Affairs
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The Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) has recently transitioned its website to its new domain: www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency.html. The “Canada.ca” domain will act as the primary location of all Government of Canada websites. It appears that many of the Charities Directorate pages have transitioned to the directorate’s new location www.canada.ca/en/services/taxes/charities.html.
Impact on Receipts
Registered charities are obligated to create complete and accurate receipts. The source of this obligation is from the Income Tax Act Regulation 3501(1)(j) which requires, among other things, that a donate receipt contain “the name and Internet website of the Canada Revenue Agency.” As a result of the changing CRA website address, charities must update their donation receipts to reflect the new website (www.canada.ca/en/services/taxes/charities.html) to remain compliant with the regulations.
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