- August payroll liabilities due September 15.

- Pay all bills from summer events.

- Plan timetable for working on the first draft of the 2016 budget for those with a December 31 year end.

- Ensure 2017 offering envelopes have been ordered. If you are looking for a great supplier for offering envelopes, see the recommendation for the NCS Church Envelope Company on our Membership (Preferred Services) page.

July payroll liabilities due Monday, August 15.

The Canada Revenue Agency announced today that the Charities Directorate has updated its position on the retention period for church offering envelopes. Effective as of 2016 and including the 2015 tax year, church offering envelopes must be kept for six years from the end of the tax year to which the envelope relates.

- June payroll liabilities due July 15.

- If your fiscal year end is December 31 and if you missed the June 30 submission date for your Annual Charities Return Form T3010, make it a priority to submit it immediately. Failure to submit the return could result in cancellation of your charitable status.

The deadline for filing the Registered Charity Information Return, Form T3010, is June 30th for those with a fiscal year end of December 31.

June 30th is not the due date for submitting Form T3010 but is the due date by which it must be in the hands of CRA. Therefore, you are advised to mail it at least a few days before June 30th.