主题：How to make donation in Canada -- bacheng

Sorry for posting in English. I am "illegally" using government facilities which doesn't support Chinese input.

If you live in Canada and would like to make donation to victims of China earthquake, here is the right place to go:https://www.paypaq.com/redcross/new/ .Don't bother for the "paypaq.com" infront of the redcross words. It is very common for organization to use professional services to process the payment transaction. And Red Cross is one of them who doesn't have their own payment processor and instead retains an outside service provider. If you go to the website of Red Cross and choose to make donation online. You will be referred back to the paypaq.com website. I actually used this online donation already, and have received the official receipt. In north Americ, charity organization will to have to register with IRS in US, or CRA in Canada to be entitled to receive donation. As a charity organization, you will not only follow the GAAP/IAS rules, but also have their account books open to public. To our advantage, the receipt we get from their can be used to to deduct our income when you file your annual return. If the news of Canada government's one for one match is true, that means for every one hundred dollars you donate, the goverment actually contributes one hundred plus the tax rebate, which depends on your annual income.