Maytree’s Five Good Ideas about Registered Charities and Political Activities

On February 12, 2013 I will be making a presentation as part of Maytree’s Five Good Ideas series on “Five Good Ideas about Registered Charities and Political Activities”

Here is a link with more information and to register   http://navigatingyournonprofit.eventbrite.com/#

Five Good Ideas about Registered Charities and Political Activites with
Mark Blumberg, Blumberg Segal LLP:

The involvement of charities in political activities was a major story in 2012. The 2012 Federal Budget introduced new reporting requirements for charities for 2013 but does not fundamentally affect the ability of charities to engage in political activities. Any charity considering conducting any activity that could be construed as political should be familiar with the rules under the Income Tax Act. Registered charities can engage in allowable political activities as long as they are non-partisan, related to their legal objects, and limited resources are used, which generally means less than 10% of resources.