Your organization may be doing great work in the community, but would it pass the CRA’s public benefit test? Adam Aptowitzer, a lawyer with the Ottawa-based law firm Drache LLP, explains what the test is and what it actually means to provide ‘tangible’ benefits to the public.

Understanding the public benefit test (MP3)

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Run time: 11:55 minutes

External Resources:

Canada Revenue Agency – Public Benefit Test

CharityTax.com – Adam Aptowitzer’s Online Office

Drache Charity Insights Newsletter

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