Tax Concessions for Not-for-Profit organisations: Who is eligible? How to apply? What are the benefits and obligations?

This seminar will discuss the pros and cons of becoming an income tax exempt charity (ITEC) and getting deductible gift recipient (DGR) status.  It will help you determine whether these are the right choices for your organisation.  What do these terms mean?  What do the application processes involve?  What can you do if your application is rejected?  What are the ongoing compliance obligations?  The seminar will also consider the Fringe Benefits Tax rules and briefly consider the GST concessions.

The seminar will be presented by:

Ann O'Connell, Special Counsel (Allens Arthur Robinson)

Ann O’Connell is Associate Professor at the Law School, University of Melbourne and Special Counsel with Allens Arthur Robinson. She is also a member of the Advisory Panel to the Board of Taxation. She teaches Tax at undergraduate and graduate level and has written on a variety of tax issues, including taxation of charities and Not-For-Profits.

Melanie Baker, Senior Associate (Allens Arthur Robinson)

Melanie Baker is a Senior Associate with the Tax Group at Allens Arthur Robinson, where she works in corporate income tax, GST and tax litigation. Melanie lectures in tax administration at the University of Melbourne and is a member of the Taxation Institute of Australia's GST sub-committee. Before joining Allens in 2002, she was employed by the Australian Taxation Office in the Office of the Chief Tax Counsel.

Melanie has also been extensively involved in tax work for not for profit entities, including assisting with seeking DGR and TCC and deeds of gifts.

Graham Allen and Tony Page (Australian Tax Office) 

The details of the seminar are as follows:

Date
Thursday 7 May 2009

Time
9.30am - 12.30pm

Venue
Allens Arthur Robinson
Level 27, 530 Collins Street Melbourne

Administration fee
$30 (inc. GST) per person or your organisation can purchase 8 places in any of the seminars in 2009 for $200 (inc. GST). 

Light refreshments will be provided for morning tea.