The Australian Government provide the National Representative Body with
Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status — This should be agreed upfront and enactment fast - tracked to enable the National Representative Body to minimise its salary and other costs, and to enable it to more easily attract donations to build the Establishment Investment Fund.
The Consultation Paper also raises the possibility of extending
the deductible gift recipient (DGR) concessions to include a new category specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations.
Granting of
Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status to the National Representative Body and fast tracking its enactment.
Recommendation 3: That a new category of
deductible gift recipient (DGR) concessions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples» organisations that carry out activities across multiple DGR categories be created.
supports the introduction of a new category of
deductible gift recipient concessions for Indigenous organisations that carry out activities across multiple DGR categories
Some of these services will fall within existing categories of
Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) categories, but others will not.
Second, in order to assist the body to raise corporate support and donations, the organisation should be granted
Deductible Gift Recipient status (DGR) and have this fast tracked.
A donation is only tax deductible if it is given to a charity that has been endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as
a deductible gift recipient (DGR) organisation.
Most crowd funding websites do not have
Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status so you will not be able to claim a tax deduction for the money you pledge.
For endorsement as
a deductible gift recipient (DGR) it is the entity, not the non-profit sub-entity that must apply.
Endorsed income tax exempt entities and
deductible gift recipients (DGRs) can apply for a refund of franking credits.
Public and private ancillary funds (which are categories of
deductible gift recipients) must lodge an annual information return.
It applies to non-charitable funds established under a will or instrument of trust solely for: the purpose of providing money, property or benefits to income tax exempt
deductible gift recipients (DGRs), or the establishment of DGRs.
The Government consider creating a distinct tax treatment for Indigenous entities, which clearly and unambiguously applies tax concessions afforded to charities, Public Benevolent Institutions and
Deductible Gift Recipients to Indigenous entities which make agreements under the Native Title Act.