Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th April 2012 -
The Australian Tax Office has updated its information on tax concessions for charities and how to apply for endorsement as a tax concession charity.
The ATO has released a new guide…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 8th December 2011 -
The Australian Tax Office has issued a warning over concerns about charity donation arrangements that have been found to be tax avoidance schemes and issued new guidelines.
Taxpayers…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd November 2011 -
The Australian Tax Office has delivered a new ruling on its view of charities following recent court decisions, forcing it to deliver an interim definition of ‘charity’.…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 6th October 2011 -
The Australian Tax Office has released a checklist to help Not for Profit organisations with their tax and superannuation affairs.
The Self-governance checklist for Not for Profit…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 11th August 2011 -
The Australian Tax Office has released a new version of its Guide to Tax Basics for Not for Profit organisations.
The Guide replaces the previous version issued in June 2007.
Tax basics…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 4th August 2011 -
Another charity has been denied Deductible Gift Recipient status by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal which ruled that Krishnamurti Australia Inc. is not a health promotion…
Self-funded Not for Profit organisation, Bicycle Victoria has won the right to be called a charity but has missed out on Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status.
The Administrative
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 30th June 2011 -
The Australian Tax Office has released a new version of its GiftPack guide to help Not for Profits understand what to do if they want to receive tax-deductible gifts.
The new Guide replaces…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 20th April 2011 -
The final report of the Charity Law Reform Project, by Changemakers Australia says the High Court decision on Aid/Watch changes the conventional view that “political”…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 7th April 2011 -
A Full Federal Court decision confirming that a community bank was exempt from paying income tax as a community service has wide implications for the Not for Profit sector, according…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 25th November 2010 -
Volunteer fire brigades and other new deductible gift recipients, including the Mary MacKillop Canonisation Gift Fund, are among several organisations that will benefit from…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st October 2010 -
The Federal Treasury has released exposure draft legislation outlining changes to improve the administration of the GST law as it relates to 'non-profit sub-entities'.…