Tax Alert! Gifting Arrangements

Canada Revenue Agency has a message for taxpayers who participate in gifting schemes ñ you will be audited! These gifting arrangements involve donation receipts that are issued for amounts that far exceed the money contributed to the "charityî. If the contribution is denied the taxpayer will have lost the amount given to the organization involved, the refund will have to be repaid and interest and penalties may apply.

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