Charities registered with DIA Charities Services are required to file an Annual Return. This can be done fairly easily on-line. The Registrar of Incorporated Societies requires annual information from those non profits (ie charitable trusts and incorporated societies) that are not also registered with DIA Charities Services (ie the requirements Read more…
This is an updated version of an earlier post Q: I would be grateful for information about any legal requirements that must be met with respect to the period of time that a trust must retain any documents, such as minutes of meetings, financial records, correspondence, etc A: We visited Read more…
Media release – NZ Government – Select Committee Office – 16 June 2016 Charities Amendment Bill The Government Administration Committee is seeking submissions on the Charities Amendment Bill. The closing date for submissions is Friday 29 July 2016. The amendments in the bill were formerly contained in the Statutes Amendment Read more…
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 >