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Here’s a good site to check the validity of Canadian charitable donations made during the year, directly on the Canada Revenue Agency website …

https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/haip/srch/sec/SrchLogin-e?login=true

This site is handy for me checking to see if charities are legit or not. A client insisted that a charitable contribution was made during 2005. After looking at the receipt, I informed my client that it was not an official charitible donation, that although in the good of their hearts the receipt does show a generous contribution made to a company, and it was described as a “donation” .. there was no registered charity number on the receipt. That’s the first giveaway.

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