C-563
Third Session, Fortieth Parliament,
59 Elizabeth II, 2010
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-563
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (payment of individual's refund to registered charity)
first reading, September 27, 2010
Mr. Cullen
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SUMMARY
This enactment amends section 164 of the Income Tax Act to permit an individual to direct the Minister to pay all or any portion of their tax refund to a registered charity.
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3rd Session, 40th Parliament,
59 Elizabeth II, 2010
house of commons of canada
BILL C-563
An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (payment of individual's refund to registered charity)
R.S., c. 1 (5th Supp.)
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. Section 164 of the Income Tax Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1.8):
Request to pay refund to a registered charity
(1.9) An individual (other than a trust) may, in the individual's return of income for a taxation year, request the Minister to pay to a registered charity, all or any part of a refund for the year claimed by the individual in the return and, where the individual makes such a request
(a) the Minister may make the payment to the registered charity in accordance with the request; and
(b) the amount of the payment is deemed to have been refunded under this section to the individual at the time a notice of an original assessment of tax payable under this Part by the individual for the year, or a notification that no tax is payable under this Part by the individual for the year, is sent to the individual.
Required information
(1.91) The Minister shall make a payment to a registered charity under subsection (1.9) if the individual has specified the name and business number of the registered charity along with the amount to be paid to the registered charity.
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