T3010 charity return – Filing information
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T3010 charity return – Filing information
- Overview
- Before you file
- Filing information
- After you file
What is a complete return?
A complete return must include all of these documents:
- Form T3010, Registered Charity Information Return
- Form TF725, Registered Charity Basic Information Sheet
- Form T1235, Directors/Trustees and Like Officials Worksheet
- Form T1236, Qualified Donees Worksheet / Amounts Provided to Other Organizations (if applicable)
- Form T2081, Excess Corporate Holdings Worksheet for Private Foundations (if applicable)
- financial statements (even if the charity was not active)
When is your Form T3010, Registered Charity Information Return due?
File your return no later than six months after the end of your fiscal period. You could lose your charitable status if you file your return late.
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Due dates for the T3010 return
If your fiscal period end is January 31, your T3010 information return is due no later than July 31.
If your fiscal period end is February 28, your T3010 information return is due no later than August 31.
If your fiscal period end is March 31, your T3010 information return is due no later than September 30.
If your fiscal period end is April 30, your T3010 information return is due no later than October 31.
If your fiscal period end is May 31, your T3010 information return is due no later than November 30.
If your fiscal period end is June 30, your T3010 information return is due no later than December 31.
If your fiscal period end is July 31, your T3010 information return is due no later than January 31.
If your fiscal period end is August 31, your T3010 information return is due no later than February 28.
If your fiscal period end is September 30, your T3010 information return is due no later than March 31.
If your fiscal period end is October 31, your T3010 information return is due no later than April 30.
If your fiscal period end is November 30, your T3010 information return is due no later than May 31.
If your fiscal period end is December 31, your T3010 information return is due no later than June 30.
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will mail the return package in the month following the end of your fiscal period. If you do not receive your return package, call 1-800-267-2384.
Date received
When your return is mailed, the postmarked date indicated on the envelope is used as the received date. However, if the postmarked date is illegible, the CRA stamp date will be used.
If your return is hand-delivered, the CRA stamp date is used as the received date.
New reporting requirement
As a result of the 2015 Federal Budget, all registered charities must now annually report partnership holdings. Charities with a fiscal year end of December 31, 2015, will receive an insert 15-122: New reporting requirements as part of their annual return package. Charities with fiscal years ending in 2016 will see a new question on partnership holdings included in Form T3010 (16).
Are you incorporated in Ontario?
If you are incorporated in Ontario and subject to the Ontario Corporations Act, you must also include one of the following:
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Form RC232-WS, Director/Officer Worksheet and Ontario Corporations Information Act Annual Return
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Form RC232, Ontario Corporations Information Act Annual Return
For more information, go to Important information for registered charities incorporated, continued, or amalgamated in Ontario and subject to the Ontario Corporations Act.
What should not be included?
Do not include any of the following with your return:
- amended governing documents
- donation receipts
- requests to change your fiscal period-end
- other correspondence
Where should you mail your return?
Charities Directorate
Canada Revenue Agency
Ottawa ON K1A 0L5
If you mail your return to an address other than the Charities Directorate (such as a tax services office), processing will be delayed.
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
- Date modified:
- 2016-11-28