Sponsorship vs Donations

CRA has defined rules for businesses around sponsorship vs. donations and it’s important for business and charities to understand the differences. For example, there is a difference between a business making a donation to a registered charity and a corporation entering into a sponsorship arrangement. Providing sponsorship to a charity or to a charitable event is not a gift, and a charity generally cannot issue a receipt for sponsorship. This webinar will provide an overview of the issues including:

∙ Qualified Donees vs Non-Qualified Donees

∙ Where you can find the list of qualified donees

∙ What is a “gift”

∙ What is a “sponsorship”

∙ The differences between donations and sponsorships

∙ Gift certificates from businesses

∙ Compliance issues for Charities if donation receipts are issued inappropriately

∙ How businesses treat donations

This webinar will be presented by Helene Mersky, an associate lawyer at Blumbergs Professional Corporation where she works exclusively in the areas of Non-Profit and Charity Law. Since 2017, Helene has worked with clients to ensure their operations are compliant with relevant laws and best practices. In this capacity, she advises clients on various matters relating to non-profits and charities, including compliance issues, gifting, receipting, various agreements, risk management, restructuring, corporate governance, foreign activity, and amalgamation. Helene also works with new organizations, helping them incorporate and gain charitable status with the Canada Revenue Agency.

Helene is licensed in both Ontario and New York State. Prior to joining Blumbergs, Helene was a litigator in New York City where she practiced medical malpractice defence. She specialized in the defence of complex, high-exposure medical malpractice cases. Helene received a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from the University of Miami in 2010 and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Brooklyn Law School in 2013.

Please note: This free webinar will not be recorded.

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