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during the month of January, 2004. Click on these links to go
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Highlights
- A Commentary on Draft Technical Amendments to the
Income Tax Act Released on Decemeber 20, 2002 that Affect
Charities
- The Perception and Interpretation Burden: The Charity
Commission of England and Wales Policy on Charities and their
Alleged Links to Terrorism
- Upcoming Seminar - Directors's Legal Duties and Liabilities
Printer friendly version at www.carters.ca/pub/update/charity/apr03.pdf
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New Publications
A Commentary on Draft Technical Amendments to the Income Tax
Act Released on December 20, 2002 That Affect Charities (Charity
Law Bulletin No. 21, April 30th, 2003)
[PDF] www.carters.ca/pub/bulletin/charity/2003/chylb21.pdf
[WEB] www.carters.ca/pub/bulletin/charity/2003/chylb21.htm
The Perception and Interpretation Burden: The Charity Commission
of England and Wales Policy on Charities and Their Alleged Links
to Terrorism (Antiterrorism and Charity Law Alert No. 2, April
30th, 2003)
[PDF] www.carters.ca/pub/alert/ATCLA/atcla2.pdf
In the Press
The Canadian Centre for Philanthropy deems Charity Law Bulletin
No.21 "a handy summary of important recent developments
at Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA)" in its' newsletter
In The Know (Volume 2.7, April 10, 2003). www.ccp.ca/newsletters/itk_2_7.pdf
Canadian FundRaiser eNews (March 31, 2003, Vol 13, No 6) summarizes
Charity Law Bulletin No 19 - www.canadianfundraiser.com/newsletter/article.cfm?ArticleID=763
Recent Events and Upcoming Events
"Directors' Legal Duties and Liabilities" presented
by Terrance S. Carter at the Institute of Chartered Accountants
of Ontario Breakfast on Tuesday, May 13th, 2003. See https://ebusiness.icao.on.ca
for more information.
"Selected Legal Issues for the Corporate Grantmaker"
to be presented by Terrance Carter at a breakfast hosted by
The Association of Corporate Grant Makers on Tuesday, May 27th,
2003. The breakfast, open to Corporate Grant Makers only, is
to be held at State Street Financial, 30 Adelaide Street East,
one block east of Yonge Street, from 8:30 - 9:30 am. Contact
Darlene Gunness, darlene.gunness@enbridge.com,
to register.
"Key Legal Responsibilities of Charities in Planned Giving"
to be presented by Terrance Carter at the Professionals
Seminar on Charitable Gifts, hosted by the Canadian Cancer Society
(Ontario Division), to be held at The Ontario Club, Commerce
Court South, 5th Floor, 39 Wellington Street West, Toronto,
Ontario on Thursday June 5, 2003 from 7:30 to 10:30 am. Seating
is limited! Please R.S.V.P. by May 29, 2003, giftplanning@ccsont.org
or 1-800-268-8874 ext. 2319.
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