How-to Guides - Finance

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Why community organisations need financial gurus (details)
"As a community NGO sector we have to find ways to pool our financial wisdom to improve the current financial relationships with the Crown and build our financial literacy for our emerging world."
Date added: 13 December 2011
Not-for-Profits: Doing More with Less report (details)
According to the latest survey of not-for-profit organisations by Grant Thornton NZ, the three most challenging issues for the not-for-profit sector are the same three issues identified in the ...
Date added: 5 May 2011
New guides on charitable tax changes (details)
Nineteen different information sets have been created by the Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector (OCVS) to highlight the key benefits of payroll giving and offer ideas to promote payroll ...
Date added: 20 August 2010
How non-profits can help donors claim their tax credits (details)
Anyone who makes a donation of $5 or more to an approved ‘donee' organisation can claim a tax credit from Inland Revenue - provided the claim is supported by a valid receipt.
Date added: 9 March 2010
Not-for-profits’ prime concerns: finance and fundraising (details)
Not-for-profit organisations are becoming increasingly concerned about finance and fundraising, according to a nationwide survey by international accounting firm Grant Thornton.
Date added: 16 November 2009
Discussion papers consider financial reporting rules (details)
Two new discussion papers have been released considering the law covering financial reporting.
Date added: 13 November 2009
New brochure on coping with financial stress (details)
The recession has had, and will continue to have, an effect on many New Zealanders. Some will be facing redundancy, a reduction in pay, difficulty finding a job as well as the increased cost of ...
Date added: 6 November 2009
New report on not-for-profit remuneration (details)
Sheffield Limited has just produced its first annual Not-for-Profit Remuneration Survey. Retaining talent is a critical issue for all organisations, including those in the not-for-profit sector. ...
Date added: 13 November 2007
Institute of Chartered Accountants launches non-profit section (details)
The NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants' Not-for-Profit Sector Advisory Committee (NFPSAC) has prepared the material for the web. The NFPSAC is a committee set up to assist with mainstreaming ...
Date added: 12 October 2007