ATO/General, Charities, Eligibility, Public
Member Q&A: Will new activities jeopardise an NFP’s income tax exemption?
Question We are a not-for-profit (NFP) sports club. We currently self-assess that we are income tax exempt. We have the...
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ATO/General, Charities, Eligibility, Public
The ACNC’s Charity Register review project: What do you need to know?
Almost 400 charities that failed to submit two or more ACNC Annual Information Statements (AIS’s) have lost their registration. In...
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ATO/General, Eligibility, FBT, Public
What does a change of Government mean for TaxEd members?
With a change of Government comes new policies and the scrapping of policies previously announced under the former Government (which...
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Charities, Eligibility, Public
Member Q&A – Is a PBI that is a DGR required to maintain a gift fund?
Question We are a public benevolent institution that is endorsed as a deductible gift recipient. Our constitution contains a clause...
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Charities, Eligibility, Public
Angel Loop: A charitable purpose must be for the public benefit
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (‘ACNC’) registered charities are eligible for a number of tax concessions at both Federal, State...
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ATO/General, Eligibility, Public
Sporting clubs: Income tax exemption & new ATO draft ruling – anything changing?
Overview On 7 October 2021, the ATO issued draft ruling Taxation Ruling TR 2021/D6 Income tax: the games and sports...
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Charities, Eligibility, Public
Another case, another ‘broader’ view of what is a Public Benevolent Institution?
In a recent AAT case the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (‘ACNC’) was unsuccessful in arguing that ‘Global Citizen Ltd’...
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ATO/General, Eligibility, Payroll, Public
Employers: Are you ready for the new ‘stapling of super’ rules?
Under the current super choice rules, employers are required to offer eligible new employees a choice of superannuation fund in...
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ATO/General, Charities, Eligibility, Public
NFPs: Get ready for annual reporting of self-assessment of income tax exemption eligibility
In the June 2021 Tax Update (click here) we covered an announcement in the 2021-22 Federal Budget that will have...
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Charities, Eligibility, Public
Member Q&A: Can a local historical society secure Deductible Gift Recipient status?
Question We are a not-for-profit local historical society and the challenge of sourcing funding is never ending. Is it possible...
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Charities, Eligibility, Public
Land tax exemption – When is a charity exempt from land tax?
Overview Landowners are generally liable to land tax where the total unimproved value of their landholdings exceeds the prescribed land...
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Eligibility, Payroll, Public
Another ‘contractor’ entitled to superannuation
Over recent years, we have produced numerous articles dealing with situations involving whether a ‘contractor’ may be an ’employee’ and...
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