Registered charities are required by law to distribute the bulk of their receipted revenue to causes or activities in line with their charitable mission. But the numbers aren’t always as cut and dried as one might expect. Adam Aptowitzer, a lawyer with the Ottawa-based law firm Drache LLP, discusses the rules of thumb for the disbursement quota, what happens when there is a disbursement quota shortfall, and how to deal with generated income.
Understanding the disbursement quota (MP3)
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Run time: 10:50 minutes
External Resources:
Canada Revenue Agency – Disbursement quota
