Receipting Basics - General Information About Receipts

R1. What is an "official" donation receipt?

R2. Who can issue official donation receipts?

R3. Who are qualified donees?

R4. Our charity was officially registered on March 1, 2008. When can we start issuing official donation receipts?

R5. What does our charity need to know before we issue an official donation receipt?

R6. Does our charity always have to issue official donation receipts for donations?

R7. How does our charity determine whether to issue official donation receipts?

R8. For any given calendar year, when must our charity complete all receipting?

R9. Our charity received a gift from another registered charity. Should we issue an official donation receipt to the other charity?

R10. My charity is hiring a third party to organize a fundraiser. Can that third party issue the official donation receipts?