This document is currently being reviewed by Special Olympics Ontario ย RECEIPTS ย RECEIPTING AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL ย The community Treasurer can produce acknowledgment of payment receipts. Official Tax Receipts can only be generated from SOO. ย It is recommended for the community council to have dollar store receipt books available for individuals or donors who would like to …
HARMONIZED SALES TAX REBATES ย Registered Charities are entitled to receive a portion of any HST they pay back from the government. Your club, community or region can submit a claim every quarter and will receive 50% of the GST portion of HST paid and 82% of the PST portion. ย Complete an H.S.T. CERTIFICATION CLAIM FORM and forward it …
PROVINCIAL GRANTS Special Olympics Ontario has a variety of grants that are available for communities and clubs to apply for. Grants are available to ensure that means is not a barrier to participation. The SOO grant application form can be found at: Provincial Grant AVAILABLE GRANTS Special Olympics Ontario offers six main grants that all communities and clubs are eligible …
This document is currently under review by SOO ย BANK ACCOUNTS ย TYPES OF ACCOUNTS ย All sports club, communities and districts who operate a bank account should comply. ย All Bank Accounts should be opened through the SOO office and should carry a transit number 06702 of the Royal Bank of Canada. You may have more than one account …
UNIFORMS AND REGISTRATION FEES ย It is the responsibility of the Treasurer to collect from its club/community members contributions for registration fees, uniform cost, and other individual contributions required. The funds must be collected prior to placing the order with suppliers. The amounts collected are to be remitted by issuing a cheque to the appropriate vendor upon submission of the …
OVERDRAFT ย Treasurers are responsible for overseeing the bank balance and ensuring that there are sufficient funds in the account before issuing cheques. ย If, for some reason there are not sufficient funds in the community account to cover an invoice which is due, it is up to the treasurer to forward the necessary information to the Finance department and …
FINANCIAL TRACKING & REPORTING ย BOOKKEEPING ย There is no pre-set accounting software required to prepare a simple set of books for your club/community account. A simple Spreadsheet or Journal is sufficient. Excel or Lotus can be used with the following headings: ย For Receipts: DATE, RECEIVED FROM, AMOUNT RECEIVED ย For Expenses: DATE, CHEQUE #, PAYEE NAME, CHEQUE AMOUNT, …
EXPENSES ย Expenses incurred by volunteers as they carry out the responsibilities of their position are reimbursable. Please note that only expenses that are indicated on an expense form and approved by the community council as part of a budget submission will be paid back to you. All original receipts should be kept and submitted. ย *Please note that receipts …
FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY ย All Treasurers and Signing Officers have a Fiduciary responsibility to SOO. They must act responsibly for the funds that have been raised. ย All monies raised using the Special Olympics Ontario name belong to the organization and are in trust to the Treasurer and Signing Officers. These volunteers are responsible for ensuring that the funds are used …
If an individual is two years of age or older and is identified by an agency or professional as having an intellectual disability, then that person is eligible to participate as an athlete in Special Olympics. ย If the person is identified as having closely related developmental disabilities with functional limitations in both general and learning adaptive skills, then that …
