Charities Commission information sheets and forms

The Commission has compiled a series of helpful information sheets and checklists designed to make your life easier - these can easily be found on the top right of the Commission's homepage (http://www.charities.govt.nz).

The sheets explain - in plain language - the main things you need to know about the Charities Commission, the Charities Act, the registration process, Annual Returns and more.  They also explain our views on important issues such as "What is a charitable purpose?"

All the information sheets are listed on the information finder, located at: http://www.ird.govt.nz/charitable-organisations/chart-orgs-admin/

Our information sheet "What to do when something about your charity changes"  is one of our more 'popular' publications. It outlines the changes to your organisation we need to know about in order to ensure your information on the public Charities Register is as accurate and up-to-date as possible.  It explains how you can go about notifying us - for example, what form to use and how to access online forms. You can find it on our website:  http://www.ird.govt.nz/charitable-organisations/chart-orgs-admin/

We review all our information sheets and forms regularly and develop new ones as needs are identified.

Copies of all our information sheets and forms are available on our website - http://www.ird.govt.nz/charitable-organisations/chart-orgs-admin/ - by calling our free information line 0508 242 748, or by emailing info@charities.govt.nz