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Update: Accounting Requirements for Registered Charities

Searching for information on the new accounting requirements for Registered NZ Charities? Try these posts on this site: Helpful Videos New Statutory audit and review requirements Workshops in 2015    

By NFP Editor, 10 years12 January 2015 ago
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Two or more overdue Annual Returns? You are at risk of being removed from the Charities Register

Charities Services have issued the following Alert: Two or more overdue Annual Returns? You are at risk of being removed from the Charities Register [Charities Services] have recently sent notices to charities that haven’t filed two or more Annual Returns – even after being sent overdue notices and reminders – to Read more…

By NFP Editor, 11 years19 December 2014 ago
Administration

New statutory audit and review requirements

Recent changes to the Charities Act 2005 create statutory audit and review requirements for medium and large Registered Charities from 1 April 2015.   Read the full post on the Charities Services website Helpful videos and booklet for Tier 4 charities  

By NFP Editor, 11 years12 December 2014 ago
Donee Organisations

Looking for a non-profit

Q: I am trying to determine if a non-profit is registered. Is there a list of ‘official’ not for profit organisations? A:  There is no complete list of non-profit organisations in NZ. Not all non-profits are formally registered with a government department (and not all not for profit groups have to Read more…

By NFP Editor, 11 years11 December 2014 ago
Funding

Charities should target major donors in their 50s

Legacy consultant Richard Radcliffe tells delegates at the International Fundraising Congress that most charities ask people in their late 60’s for gifts, but wealthier people tend to make their wills a decade earlier ..  <Read full article from Third Sector website>

By NFP Editor, 11 years ago
Audits and Finance

New reporting standards – helpful videos and booklet for Tier 4 charities

Charities Services has produced three short videos about the new reporting standards for Tier 4 charities — that is, charities with annual operating payments under $125,000. The videos are based on workshops that began in early March and which will run until early June to help registered charities understand how to apply Read more…

By NFP Editor, 11 years22 October 2014 ago
Administration

Charities Guide – a resource for certified officers of charities

“This resource aims to help you understand the responsibilities of being a certified officer of a Registered Charity. It also provides information about Charities Services and the benefits and obligations of being a Registered Charity, answers some common questions, and recommends useful resources.” – Charities Services Download the Resource Kit Read more…

By NFP Editor, 11 years5 September 2014 ago
Administration

Registration – Charities Services Guide published.

“Deciding to become a Registered Charity creates opportunities and obligations for an organisation. This resource aims to help you understand what these opportunities and obligations are.” – Charities Services Download the Guide here Contact someone who can help you through the registration process

By NFP Editor, 11 years5 September 2014 ago
Administration

Can you define non-profit, a not for profit organisation, or a charity – what’s the difference?

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By NFP Editor, 11 years29 June 2014 ago
Administration

Cloud Computing and Charities

We are thinking of using Cloud Computing services – including accounting software – but are concerned about privacy issues as we will be putting our donor database into the cloud. Do you have any advice for charities in this respect?  Many charities that use, or have used, personal computers for Read more…

By NFP Editor, 11 years14 May 2014 ago
Administration

IRD advice: Honoraria and taxing payments to volunteers

IRD advice on Honoraria and taxing payments to volunteers has been updated. Includes reimbursement of volunteers for expenses, mileage and honoraria. < Go to IRD website >  < See also:   Fringe Benefit Tax and Charities >

By NFP Editor, 11 years12 May 2014 ago
Audits and Finance

Sample Board Report for Hon.Treasurer

I’ve just become a Treasurer for a small group. Can you advise on what I should include in a Board report? Westpac (Australia)  have produced a helpsheet which provides a number of hints. <details> It is often helpful to circulate the report with Board papers before the meeting as this Read more…

By NFP Editor, 11 years31 March 2014 ago

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