Blog/Rangitaki
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- Ending an incorporated society
- New requirement to review your governance procedures
- Changes to the definition of officer
- Myth Busting: Advocacy is not charitable
- Just had an AGM? Don’t forget to update your charity’s details
- Myth Busting: Your officers always need to be NZ Citizens and physically in New Zealand
- Myth Busting: You need an accountant to prepare your Performance Report
- Guest blog: Cartel activity - illegal and harmful to procurement
- Myth Busting: Being a registered charity makes you a legal entity
- Guest blog: Reflections on the 2022 New Zealand Charities Reporting Awards
- 5 things charities need to know about the new Incorporated Societies Act
- It's your first Audit, what do you need to file?
- Myth Busting: what Charities Services can do when you have an internal dispute
- Myth Busting: is setting up a new charitable group the best way to help your community?
- Being flexible with your rules
- Health and Safety
- Myth busting: when charities can provide housing
- How does Charities Services handle complaints?
- Reviewing the Tier 3 and Tier 4 Standards - How to have your voice heard
- Myth busting: when charities can run businesses
- The new Trusts Act – What does it mean for registered charities?
- Innovation and best practice in charity reporting – Feedback on the 2020 Charity Reporting Awards
- How COVID-19 may affect your audit report
- Information on COVID-19 registered charities
- Options when ending a charity
- What to be or not to be - Incorporated Societies and Charitable Trusts
- Restricting information from the register
- Annual reporting is crucial and here's what you need to know
- Good Governance across Aotearoa
- Feedback on the 2019 Charity Reporting Awards
- Automated Cash Book — Helping you report your cash transactions
- Streamlining registration — Common issues in applications
- Changes that will make it easier to claim donation tax credits
- Update on our Governance Project — December 2018
- Fraud in the charitable sector
- Sports and charity— Rules of the game
- Upcoming tax changes that might affect your charity
- What charities need to know about the New Zealand Business Number
- Social enterprise and charity
- Ending a charity — What to do with what's left
- Lessons on compliance through case reports
- What charities need to know about spam
- Upcoming Election — Things to think about as a charity
- Is being registered with Charities Services still right for your organisation?
- Exchange and Non-Exchange Revenue (Part 3) – Disclosures
- Exchange and Non-Exchange Revenue (Part 2) – When to recognise it
- Exchange or Non-Exchange (Part 1) – Which is it?
- Debunking deregistration myths with data
- Accounting and auditing fees
- The Charities Register — Getting the big picture
- When can Tier 3 entities apply Tier 2 standards for certain transactions?
- Being political and charitable
- Cash Flow Statement — Mystery or Just Mathematics?
- Charity Reporting – The Bigger Picture
- Conflicts of Interest and the Related Party — When to disclose the guest list
- Conflicts of Interest and the consequences when they lead to private benefit
- Conflicts of Interest and Registering as a Charity
- Conflicts of Interest and Making Decisions
- What is a Statement of Service Performance (SSP)?
- Annual Reporting Timeline
- To audit or not to audit — that is the question…
- Let's Talk About Tech
- Categories in the Performance Report — What about Grants?
- Consolidation and Registering as a Group
- Tier 4 Microsoft Excel Template — Trouble Shooting
- The new reporting standards are here and yes, they do affect your charity!