Title: Profit with Purpose
1Profit with Purpose
2Our Objectives
- Create financial security for Canadians through
tax savings and business ownership. - To help break the cycle of poverty and the crisis
in healthcare around the world, by providing
Charities with the funds they need to meet their
mandates in the areas of education and
healthcare.
3Taxation Suffocates Financial Prosperity
- On average, Canadian workers pay over 50 of
their income in different kinds of taxes - Income tax is the largest single cash
outlayeroding disposable income and the wealth
of most families - Tax Saving Strategies are not limited to the
wealthy as there are dozens of legal ways to
defer or reduce income taxes and all of which are
available to the average Canadian
4HealthcareA State of Crisis
- Consider these facts
- There are over 40 million people worldwide who
are infected with HIV - The ratio of women to men who are infected is 2
to 1 - 53 percent of all deaths in young children are
attributed to under-nutrition - Millions of children die or go blind each year
due to vitamin deficiencies - Vitamin supplements may be one of the few
potential treatments that are inexpensive enough
to be made available to HIV-infected persons in
Developing countries - Better education and preventative healthcare are
two areas which will impact the lives of
thousands of people in Developing Countries
5Charitable Giving Can Help Solve the Crisis in
Healthcare and Education
- Charities play a vital role both in society and
around the world - Generous tax incentives have been created by our
government to encourage GIFT by individuals and
corporations to Registered Charities - A gift is a voluntary transfer of cash or gifts
in kind to a Registered Charity for which the
donor receives no benefit in return
What is a GIFT?
6Tax Benefits of Charitable Giving
Donation of Cash
- Tax receipt equals Amount of cash donated
- Tax receipt equals the Fair Market Value of the
donation
Donation of Gifts in Kind
7How does a Charitable donation work?
- You may donate up to 75 of your Net Income (as
defined by Canada Revenue Agency and The Income
Tax Act) in any one calendar year. - Donations in excess of an annual donation limit
may be carried forward and claimed in any of the
next 5 years. - The first 200 of a donation receives a tax
credit calculated at the lowest marginal tax rate
(marginal tax rates vary depending on your
province of residence). - Donations in excess of 200 receive a tax credit
calculated at the highest combined marginal tax
rate (46.4 in Ontario, when Ontario surtaxes are
fully paid).
8The Charity
Destiny Health Wellness Foundation (Destiny)
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- A Private Foundation whose goal is to enrich our
lives as philanthropists and those in our
communities. - They work very closely with, and provide support
to, other Registered Charities which are
committed to breaking the cycle of poverty and
the crisis in healthcare in Developing Countries. - The trustees of Liberty carefully examine
applications for assistance with a view to ensure
donations go directly to those in need of
educational tools, such as computers and computer
learning tools. - They will also support Charities that are
committed to helping with the global crisis with
HIV and Malnutrition.
9- A Cash/Leverage Donation Program
- The Destiny Gifting Initiatives
10How Does the Destiny Program Work
- Destiny Gifting Initiatives in conjunction with
Destiny Health Wellness Foundation (a Private
Foundation), and Paragon Financial Group (a
Lender) is offering Canadian taxpayers an
opportunity to participate in a cash gift
program. - A cash gift program is a method by which a donor
combines their funds with borrowed money to
increase their total donation.
11Features and Benefits
- The Security Deposit of the donation is invested
by the lender to grow in value over the years to
pay out the Promissory Note. Annual Security
Deposit return is provided to the borrower. - Cash-on-cash returns in Ontario of at least 86
on personal donation. - No Alternative Minimum Tax consequence.
- Structured third party loan to create larger
donation to Charity. - Charitable Donations bene?t taxpayers in a very
favorable way at the highest marginal tax rate in
each province, regardless of your income level.
12The Lender
- Paragon Financial Group (Paragon) is an
independent third party lender. Paragon lends
funds to donors in the Destiny Program to further
philanthropic goals, as well as to achieve
business income. The companys sole purpose is to
lend money to donors and to manage the donors
cash donation. - Terms of the loan are
- Term 10 years
- Rate 3 or CRAs prescribed rate at time of the
donation - (if higher)
- Amount 100 of donation amount
- Full recourse to the borrower.
13How the Security Deposit is Invested?
- The Lender, through their investment advisors,
invests in a variety of financial instruments. - The investment philosophy is based on sound money
management principles whereby preservation of
capital and maximizing the rate of return are the
main goals.
14STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAM(Based on 10,000
donation)
15The Numbers The Income Tax Act allows every
Canadian to donate to a Canadian charity by
donating CASH and/or GIFT IN KIND.
16The Numbers The Income Tax Act allows every
Canadian to donate to a Canadian charity by
donating CASH and/or GIFT IN KIND.
17The Numbers The Income Tax Act allows every
Canadian to donate to a Canadian charity by
donating CASH and/or GIFT IN KIND.
18The Numbers The Income Tax Act allows every
Canadian to donate to a Canadian charity by
donating CASH and/or GIFT IN KIND.
19Tax Shelter Identification Numbers
- The Tax Shelter identification number issued by
CRA is - Federal TS 070144
- Quebec QAF 05 - 01105
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- The identification number issued for this tax
shelter shall be included in any tax return filed
by donor. Issuance of the identification number
is for administrative purposes only and does not
in any way confirm the entitlement of a donor to
claim any tax benefits associated with the
program.
20Legal and Tax Opinion
- Gardiner Roberts, LLP has provided Destiny
Gifting Initiatives and Liberty Wellness
Initiatives Foundation with their favorable
opinion and interpretation of the Income Tax Act
and how it relates to this Donation Program.
21We Can Make A Difference
With our commitment and your help, we have an
opportunity to change lives around the world.