Charities
Content Summary
Charities form one distinct subset of not-for-profits (NFPs). The legal meaning of charity includes:
- the charitable purposes of relieving poverty, sickness or the needs of the aged
- advancing education
- advancing religion
- advancing other purposes beneficial to the community, such as:
- providing not-for-profit childcare services
- advancing arts and culture
- health
- promoting animal welfare
- protecting the environment.
Guides
Guides to assist charities and their financial motives.
This is an updated guide informing charities and their advisers on their financial reporting and assurance obligations under Australian legislation and regulations.
This guide outlines various CPA Australia and other online resources to help employees, volunteers and board members of NFP organisations and charities understand key reporting and assurance obligations.
Library resources
The following titles are available for members to borrow from the CPA Australia library. You’ll need an online account with us to access these resources.
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ACNC review: NFPs outside the charity space can learn from these mistakes
Related party disclosures are the most common errors in financial statements
- Not for profit
- Financial reporting
article·Published onCharities and not-for-profits update
3 May 2019 | What the ACNC is doing to assist charities
- Not for profit
Published on35 min read timeThe NFP CFO of the future
31 August 2018 | Learn about the key skills required
- Not for profit
Published on24 min read time
Public sector
We have resources, training and events to help you excel in the challenging public sector environment
- Not for profit
Not-for-profit
Resources, training and events for members in the NFP and public sector
- Not for profit
Driving reform in the NFP landscape
Published in Pro Bono Australia (October 2022)
- Not for profit
