Fiscal and Calendar Year-End Revenue Processing

Note: the following processes apply only to revenue that is eligible for a tax receipt and is paid by cheque.

Fiscal Year-End

Cheques dated up to March 31st must be received in MakeWay Vancouver office by a specific date in April each year to be included in fiscal year financial records. Other revenues (EFTs, wires) posted in our bank as of March 31st will be included in fiscal financial records.

For any EFTs dated March 31st, please use March 30th as the payment date. We borrow March 30th as a replacement date for March 31st transactions, leaving March 31st for adjusting entries only

For any cheques dated before March 31st and received between March 31st and the determined April cutoff date, use March 30th as the payment date.

Calendar Year-End

Donations postmarked on or before the final day of the calendar year will receive a tax receipt for that year. The original envelope will be scanned along with any cheques so that coordinators are aware of the postmark date.

Please use December 31st as the payment date for any cheques dated and postmarked before December 31st but received between December 31st and a pre-determined date in January (see email with year-end dates sent out annually).