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Anonymous MM said...

It might be a new thing for galleries in Canada, but follows a long-standing practice of Canadian universities, many of whom have 501(c)(3) registered foundations in the USA for the express purpose of targeting people resident in the USA, or alternately (and this may be part of the NGC strategy) for corporations and individuals who, while resident in Canada, have to file American tax returns for business activities stateside. I believe they get a bigger bang for the buck if the tax deduction is on their American income.

September 24, 2009 at 11:13 AM

Blogger Leah Sandals said...

Hey MM,

Your expertise is detailed and informative... thanks for sharing!

I wonder if Canuck universities then mainly target US-residing alumni, though? Or could we just call this the snowbird clause?

September 25, 2009 at 8:01 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I believe that this move also makes it easier for patrons south of the border to recieve tax credit for artworks gifted to the NGC. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially if it means a prominent work by a Canadian artist (or any other artist for that matter) can make its way into a collection here.

From the release: "Patrons filing their income taxes in the United States can now be issued a tax receipt by The American Friends of the National Gallery of Canada, which is recognized by Internal Revenue Services (USA)."

October 2, 2009 at 10:21 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I believe that this move also makes it easier for patrons south of the border to recieve tax credit for artworks gifted to the NGC. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially if it means a prominent work by a Canadian artist (or any other artist for that matter) can make its way into a collection here.

From the release: "Patrons filing their income taxes in the United States can now be issued a tax receipt by The American Friends of the National Gallery of Canada, which is recognized by Internal Revenue Services (USA)."

October 2, 2009 at 10:22 AM

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