David Crosbie, Monday, 5th August 2019 - The charity sector does not need new regulations or standards, just good information, says Dr Gary Johns, who announced the new ACNC Charity Marketplace will commence on 1 July 2020. …
Wendy Williams, Friday, 8th June 2018 - The path to one stop reporting for Australian not for profits has moved a step closer with the announcement thousands of Victorian charities will benefit from new streamlined reporting…
Lina Caneva, Monday, 24th July 2017 -
The national charity regulator, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) has revamped the 2017 Annual Information Statement (AIS) following feedback…
David Locke, Tuesday, 24th January 2017 -
The deadline for most registered charities to submit their 2016 Annual Information Statement is now only one week away. Here are some submission tips from acting commissioner of…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 29th September 2016 -
An agreement between the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) will allow ancillary funds registered as charities…
Wendy Williams, Friday, 26th August 2016 - The national charity regulator is calling on the public to always check the Charity Register before giving, to ensure that they are giving to a legitimate registered charity.It comes…
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 8th June 2016 - The charity regulator has published a list of 2,000 registered charities that are at risk of revocation as “double defaulters” – meaning they have not submitted two Annual Information…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 17th May 2016 - Another 149 charities have had their registrations revoked by the national charity regulator for failing to submit their required Annual Information Statements for two years, …
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th June 2014 -
The charity regulator, the ACNC, is working with the Australian Tax Office and other regulators to identify charities that have not filed an Annual Information Statement and may…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd April 2014 -
More than 25,000 of an estimated 30,000 charities have registered their first Annual Information Statement with the charity regulator but latecomers won’t be let off the…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 6th February 2014 -
The Abbott Government must remain firm in its pledge to abolish the charities commission and reduce red tape in the Not for Profit sector, according to a highly critical report by The…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 14th January 2014 -
In the first six months since its release on acnc.gov.au, over 15,000 charities have logged on and completed (11,000) or commenced (4,000) the 2013 Annual Information Statement.…