- August payroll liabilities due September 15. Since this date falls on a Sunday, the due date shifts to the next business day which is Monday September 16.

- Pay all bills from summer events.

- Plan timetable for working on the first draft of the 2025 budget for those with a December 31 year end.

- Ensure 2025 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 Affinity Programs page.

July payroll liabilities due August 15.

- June payroll liabilities due July 15.

- Submit your application for the GST/HST Rebate for the period of January-June, 2025.

The Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs along with the Minister of National Revenue announced today that the federal government intends to amend the Income Tax Act to extend the deadline for making donations eligible for tax support in the 2024 tax year, until February 28, 2025.

This extension will mitigate the impacts of the four-week Canada Post mail stoppage by providing donors with sufficient time to ensure their contributions are received and processed.

The government will introduce legislation effecting these changes once Parliament returns in the new year.

Additional details may be viewed in the news release on the Department of Finance Canada website at

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2024/12/government-of-canada-announces-extension-of-2024-charitable-donations-to-february-28-2025.html

The Department of Finance Canada announced today the automobile income tax deduction limits and expense benefit rates for 2025.

The limit on the deduction of tax-exempt allowances paid by employers to employees who use their personal vehicle for business purposes in the provinces will increase by two cents to 72 cents per kilometre for the first 5,000 kilometres driven, and to 66 cents for each additional kilometre.

The rates for the territories are traditionally set 4 cents higher and they will also increase by two cents to 76 cents per kilometre for the first 5,000 kilometres driven, and to 70 cents for each additional kilometre.

While the above information will be sufficient for most churches and ministries, additional details for specific situations including standby charges for the personal use of an employer provided vehicle, capital cost allowance, leasing costs, interest costs, etc. may be viewed in the news release on the Department of Finance Canada website at

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2024/12/government-announces-the-2025-automobile-deduction-limits-and-expense-benefit-rates-for-businesses.html