T3010 charity return – Overview

1. Overview
2. Before you file
3. Filing information
4. After you file

File a complete return each year, no later than six months after the end of your fiscal period. For information on what a complete return includes (such as financial statements), see Filing information.

If you are a registered Canadian amateur athletic association (RCAAA), file Form T2052, Registered Canadian Amateur Athletic Association Information Return instead of Form T3010.

What happens if you don't file your return?

If you do not file your return within six months after the end of your fiscal period, your registration could be revoked for failure to file. When your registration is revoked:

• you can no longer issue official donation receipts

• you are no longer exempt from income tax

• you must give all of your remaining assets to an eligible donee or pay a revocation tax equal to the full value of your assets

If you re-apply for registration, you will have to pay a $500 late-filing penalty.

Related links

• Form T3010, Registered Charity Information Return
• Form T1235, Directors/Trustees and Like Officials Worksheet
• Form T1236, Qualified Donees Worksheet / Amounts provided to other organizations

Guides and help

• T3010 checklist – how to avoid common mistakes when filing your return
• T4033 Completing the Registered Charity Information Return
• T2082 Excess Corporate Holdings Regime for Private Foundations
• List of companies authorized to produce customized forms
• Contact the Charities Directorate

Related services and information

• Charities and giving – Alphabetical index of topics
• Information available to the public from a registered charity’s T3010 return
• Changing a charity's address, phone number, or contact person
• Changing a charity’s authorized representative information
• Changing a charity’s director, trustee, or like official information

• Before you file

Date modified:

2016-06-23