{"id":193360,"date":"2017-10-20T16:30:22","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T06:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=193360"},"modified":"2020-08-12T11:24:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T01:24:28","slug":"local-charities-risking-fines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/10\/20\/local-charities-risking-fines\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Charities Risking Fines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nanango Historical Society, the former operators of Ringsfield House, is one of the not-for-profit groups named on the ACNC list (Photo: Clive Lowe)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 20, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seven South Burnett not-for-profit groups are risking fines from the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission (ACNC).<\/p>\n

The ACNC named 339 Queensland groups on Thursday – including the seven in the South Burnett – who have not submitted annual information statements for 2016.<\/p>\n

The ACNC warned the organisations risk being fined up to $5250 if they don\u2019t take action quickly and they could also be stripped of their charitable status.<\/p>\n

That would mean they would no longer be able to display the ACNC\u2019s registered charity tick, and would lose generous Commonwealth charity tax concessions.<\/p>\n

By law, registered charities have an obligation to report information to the ACNC each reporting period by submitting Annual Information Statements. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Generally, all charities must submit their Annual Information Statement within six months of the end of their reporting period.<\/p>\n

The ACNC sends reminder letters to each charity prior to their due dates and if charities do not submit on time, will send warning letters after the due dates have passed.<\/p>\n

If a charity does not submit its Annual Information Statement and takes no action to try to do so, the ACNC will:<\/p>\n