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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 […]

Dr Matthew Turnour & Rachel Sloper (26 February 2015) Final Ruling released for special conditions on income tax exemption Following Draft Ruling 2014/D5 last year, the Australian Taxation Office has released TR 2015/1, which sets out the Commissioner of Taxation’s view on particular special conditions that a not-for-profit entity must satisfy to maintain entitlement to

Dr Matthew Turnour (9 February 2015) The ACNC’s future With the development in federal politics over the weekend, people interested in the not-for-profit sector and the future of the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission might have missed some comments by the Minister for Social Services reported in the Sydney Morning Herald. That newspaper

Dr Matthew Turnour, Mark Fowler & Rachel Sloper (14 January 2015) What’s next for the ACNC? Report on replacement consultation released The long-awaited report summarising feedback on July’s Australia’s Charities and Not-for-Profits Options Paper, which asked the sector for input on options for replacing the ACNC’s regulatory functions, was publicly released on 19 December 2014.