In order to maintain their status, registered charities must comply with a number of rules and regulations. Those that do not face sanctions, or worse, deregistration. Adam Aptowitzer, a lawyer with the Ottawa-based law firm Drache LLP, explains what types of infractions are subject to penalty, the intermediate sanctions that the CRA recently introduced, and what you can do if you don’t agree with their ruling.

Understanding the CRA’s intermediate sanctions (MP3)

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Run time: 11:51 minutes

External Resources:

Canada Revenue Agency – Sanctions

CharityTax.com – Adam Aptowitzer’s Online Office

Drache Charity Insights Newsletter

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