Claims extracted
24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
52/100
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Speed Skating Canada says it is working to regain the charitable status it lost last month because of a missed annual tax filing.
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it → say → filing
The Canada Revenue Agency published a notice in the Canada Gazette on Sept. 26 to note it had formally revoked the charitable registration status for Speed Skating Canada.
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it → publish → Canada
An organization with charitable status under the Income Tax Act doesn’t pay federal income tax and can issue tax receipts to donors which allow them to claim tax credits.
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them → pay → credits
Organizations registered as charities must submit an annual information return within six months of the end of their fiscal year.
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Organizations → register → year
In a statement to The Canadian Press, the CRA said before it revokes charitable status it sends out a notice informing the organization a filing was not received on time.
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filing → say → time
After that point, organizations have 90 days to file or to object to the revocation.
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organizations → have → revocation
Speed Skating Canada CEO Joe Morissette said the organization did send its filing on time but it wasn’t received by the CRA.
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it → say → CRA
He also said Speed Skating Canada never received an overdue notice and didn’t know the charitable status had been revoked until The Canadian Press made inquiries about it.
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Press → say → it
“I don’t have an excuse here.
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I → have → excuse
It’s a little embarrassing.
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It → ’ → ?
Like, we know we sent it in.
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we → know → it
I mean, I even remember signing these forms,” Morissette told The Canadian Press.
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Morissette → mean → Press
He said mail destined to their offices gets sent to a general mailing address at the RA Centre in Ottawa, but he isn’t sure why the registered mail from the CRA never made it to their office.
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mail → say → office
“I just don’t know why they never received it and we missed the mail, but that’s the situation.
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that → know → mail
There’s nothing to hide here,” Morissette said.
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Morissette → ’ → ?
“We never thought that they never received it last year.
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they → think → it
We didn’t receive the registered mail.
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We → receive → mail
It’s sort of like a chain of misses on our end.”
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It → ’ → end
Morissette said the organization is in the process of refiling and hopes to have the matter straightened out in a week or two.
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matter → say → week
Until it’s resolved, Speed Skating Canada won’t be able to accept donations.
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Canada → resolve → donations
Speed Skating Canada is one of the country’s most decorated amateur sport organizations, with a combined 10 medals at the Winter Olympics earlier this year between short and long track events.
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Canada → decorate → events
The CRA website says failing to file the required annual information return is the most common reason charities have their status revoked.
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status → say → return
Speed Skating Canada is the largest among six national sporting organizations which lost their status as of the Sept. 26 Canada Gazette notice.
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which → lose → notice
The others include the Canadian Blind Sports Association, Canadian Amputee Sports Association, Canadian Team Handball Federation, Canadian Uechi-Ryu Karate Association and the Canadian Ice Cross Federation.
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others → include → Association
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