Mark Fowler, Friday, 3rd August 2018 - Mark Fowler, a partner at Prolegis Lawyers, makes the case against reform in the debate around charity advocacy.There has been a lot of recent interest in the Australian Charities…
Paul Carter, Monday, 23rd July 2018 - A Canadian court’s decision protecting the tax benefits and political activity of a particular charity could inform debate in Australia on charitable advocacy, politics and …
David Crosbie, Thursday, 10th May 2018 - The 2018 federal budget is about winning a contest and getting re-elected writes David Crosbie, CEO of the Community Council for Australia.
When I listened to the prime minister and…
Wendy Williams, Monday, 19th March 2018 - The UK Charity Tax Commission has put out a public call for evidence on whether the tax treatment of charities needs to be reformed for the first time in two decades.According to the …
Wendy Williams, Friday, 15th December 2017 - Whether the advancement of religion should be considered a charitable purpose is coming under scrutiny in Victoria.Victorian Upper House MP, Fiona Patten read a bill in the Victorian…
Contributor, Tuesday, 12th December 2017 - It is critical for the board of a not for profit endorsed as a DGR to understand their organisation’s DGR tax concession, writes Joelle Tabone from HLB Mann Judd Melbourne, who offers…
Rachel McFadden, Monday, 24th July 2017 -
A round of “robust” discussions between charity leaders, philanthropists and government representatives were “a promising start” to pushing for reforms around the tax…
Wendy Williams, Friday, 16th June 2017 - The not-for-profit sector is being called on to have its say over a new discussion paper exploring potential reforms to the Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) tax arrangements for charities.…
Rod Walker, Tuesday, 13th September 2016 -
Opinion: The Australian Tax Office is on a mission to better understand some of the unique challenges facing the Not for Profit workforce, including volunteers, and the issues …
Richenda Vermeulen, Thursday, 31st March 2016 - As charities begin to prepare for the end of the financial year, there is one important asset that they often overlook, writes Richenda Vermeulen, Director of digital consultancy…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 31st March 2016 -
Australia’s charitable giving has recovered to pre-Global Financial Crisis levels with a donation bounce recorded in the latest analysis of national tax statistics.
An analysis…
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 1st July 2015 -
Social Ventures Australia (SVA) has called for tax concessions for impact investments in social enterprise, social impact bonds and social and affordable housing projects, in…
