Dr Matthew Turnour & Rachel Sloper (9 April 2015) ACNC to stay – for now The federal government has given its clearest indication yet that the ACNC is to continue, at least into the foreseeable future. Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg told a Community Council for Australia forum on 8 April 2015 that while the government […]
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Dr Matthew Turnour & Rachel Sloper (1 April 2015) Harper Report into Competition Policy Yesterday the Harper Report into Competition Policy released. For those in the NFP sector interested in government contracting the recommendation that the contracts focus on outcomes and the recommendation that the consumer laws be extended to apply to all levels of
Dr Matthew Turnour and Mark Fowler (30 March 2015) The Treasurer released the tax discussion paper today. Amongst others, the NFP section of the discussion paper seeks submissions on the following concerns: 1. The administration of the tax concessions generally, noting ‘it is important to assess [the] effectiveness [of tax concessions] to ensure that the
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Dr Matthew Turnour (19 March 2015) Announcements in the U.K. Budget handed down overnight The Chancellor of the Exchequer of Great Britain, George Osborne, handed down the 2015 Budget overnight. In it were a number of announcements likely to fuel discussion in Australia. They include: The investment in Joint Venture Capital Trusts (Social VCTs) or
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