(Canadian Press) A panel of judges has rejected a Muslim charity’s bid to freeze a federal suspension, which prohibits it from issuing tax receipts, while a challenge of the penalty plays out.
The Canada Revenue Agency levied the one-year suspension against Ottawa-based Human Concern International last July. It followed an audit by the revenue agency’s charities directorate that flagged concerns about six initiatives.
The agency accused the charity of improperly issuing donation receipts totalling more than US$307,000 on behalf of organizations administering the six projects — a practice known as third-party receipting.
The initiatives included three education and health projects in India, education and skills development of orphans in Bangladesh, orphan support in Somalia and an education project in Kenya.
