Before you file

Before filing your T3010 return, make sure your contact information is still valid. This allows us and the public to communicate with your charity.

Make sure your return is complete

If you file online

If you complete your return online using your CRA account or a CRA-certified software, all of the necessary forms, sections, schedules and appendices will be included in your return. 

You will also receive reminders to attach required documentation.

If you file on paper

If you complete your return on paper, make sure you fill out all of the necessary forms and documents.

A complete information return includes:

For a detailed explanation on how to complete Form T3010, see Guide T4033, Completing the Registered Charity Information Return.

Other considerations

If your charity is a corporation

A charity that is a corporation does not have to file a T2 Corporation Income Tax Return during the period it has charitable status. If the charity loses its charitable status, it must resume filing the T2 return.

If your charity is administering internal trusts

The CRA will not require registered charities to file the T3, Trust Income Tax and Information Return, for internal trusts. Registered charities report on their finances and activities annually by filing a complete T3010 return, which includes aggregate information about all the property they hold, including internal trusts.

If your charity requested to change its fiscal year-end

If you received approval to change your fiscal year-end, you will need to file a separate return for the months between your old fiscal year-end and the beginning of your new fiscal year.

For more information on filing a T3010 return during a transition period, go to Change organization's fiscal period end.

If your charity received approval to accumulate funds

Report the amount accumulated during the fiscal period, including any income earned, on line 5500 and any accumulated funds spent on line 5510.

If your charity was granted written approval to accumulate property before January 2023, the approval is still valid under the terms indicated until the approved period expires.

As of January 1 2023, we no longer review or grant accumulation requests.

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