Bill d’Apice, Chairman and Partner, has been recognised in Chambers and Partners’ Asia Pacific 2018 edition as a Band 1 lawyer in the area of Charities.
This is a well-deserved acknowledgement and recognition of Bill’s dedication to the Charity sector over many decades.
From the Chambers Asia-Pacific guide:
“Bill d’Apice of Makinson & d’Apice in
The ATO and ACNC are reminding charities and ancillary funds that the annual reporting period is fast approaching.
Charities registered with the ACNC (that have an annual year end of 30 June) have less than a week to submit their Annual Information Statement (AIS) to the ACNC. The AIS should be lodged via the
The ACNC Commissioner has just released the ACNC’s Interpretation Statement on Public Benevolent Institutions. The Interpretation Statement provides guidance on the ACNC’s interpretation of the law pertaining to Public Benevolent Institutions (PBI) and insight into how the ACNC and its staff will assess a charitable organisation’s entitlement for endorsement as a PBI. The Interpretation
As advised in Issue 1: Governance, during the course of advising charities and not-for-profit (NFP) organisations over many years, we have noticed some common issues that are important to our clients. Over the next few months, we will continue to run a series of short summaries of those legal issues that every charity and
Following two years of speculation regarding the future of the charity regulator, earlier today the Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter confirmed that the Federal Government has decided to keep the Australian Charities and Not-for Profits Commission (ACNC).
The Liberal Government was elected on a platform to abolish the ACNC and a Bill
Future of the ACNC slowly becomes more certain
Earlier this month, the (then) Minister for Social Services Scott Morrison stated that “there is very strong support for the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) and I don’t believe there would be any support in the Senate for there to be any change.” Many in the
Federal Parliament has recently passed legislation that allows tax deductibility for donations to a new education charity called Australian Schools Plus.
For the first time, this will allow donors to receive a DGR receipt for donations for general educational purposes to particular schools.
What are the Opportunities for Deductible Gift Donations for Schooling?
Up until
On 2 March 2012, we reported that new laws had been introduced regarding the way public ancillary funds are structured, operated and wound up.
What is a Public Ancillary Fund?
A Public Ancillary Fund is a type of fund that is entitled to deductible gift recipient (DGR) status and provides a link between
The ACNC’s Future Becoming More Certain
Barely 7 weeks into his new role Minister for Social Services, Scott Morrison declared on Friday that scrapping the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) is not a priority in his new portfolio.
His statement to Fairfax Media demonstrates a clear and decisive policy shift away from
The ATO has released the Draft Special Conditions Ruling TR 2014/D5 – Income Tax: special conditions for various entities whose ordinary and statutory income is exempt
What organisations or entities does the ruling apply to?
The ruling applies to a number of income tax exempt entities (but not all) which are listed at Section 50 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (ITAA).Continue Reading ATO releases Draft Special Conditions TR2014/D5