Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Preparing for the 30 June 2026 Deadline: Updating Governing Documents for Self-assessing Income-Tax Exempt Not-for-profits (NFP)
- What must be included in governing documents to meet exemption criteria under Division 50 of the ITAA 1997
- Reviewing constitutions, purposes & activities clauses, NFP and winding-up provisions for compliance before the 30 June 2026 deadline
- Should your NFP be registered? - Managing the relationship between ACNC registration, charitable purpose, self-assessment or ATO endorsement
Presented by Dan Saunders, Senior Associate, Russell Kennedy
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Chair
Richard Hundt, Principal Lawyer, Hundt Law
Presenters
Dan Saunders, Senior Associate, Russell KennedyDan has vast experience in all areas of general commercial, tax and charity law. He has a wide network of not-for-profit (NFP) sector relationships, technical legal, research and analytical skills and vast experience in establishing charities and advising on seeking endorsement as a deductible gift recipient (DGR). He has a wealth of knowledge in advising on trusts, corporate restructuring, tax concessions and endorsements, corporate and charity governance, strategy, regulation and complianceDan has a deep understanding of the unique needs and strategic objectives of NFP purpose driven organisations. He has diverse experience gained from working in some of Australia's top charity law firms and has gained valuable, first-hand, charities sector experience by founding his own charity, being on the Board of numerous charities and also by working at the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC). Having previously worked in NFP sector leadership, Dan is a strategic thinker and organisational expert. He guides and advises NFP organisations, charities and philanthropists on all areas of charity establishment, constitutions, tax effective structuring, corporate restructuring, categories and applications for income tax exemption and tax deductibility (DGR). Dan helps NFPs develop best practice strategies for governance and compliance, fundraising and reporting, he can provide expert, insightful and enthusiastic legal representation to charities, NFP and corporate clients.
Richard Hundt, Principal Lawyer, Hundt Law
Richard is an experienced lawyer who has provided legal advice to government, private, not-for-profit, and high net worth clients on a wide range of general corporate and commercial matters, along with advice specific to the charities and not-for-profits sector. Richard has been admitted in the High Court of Australia and Supreme Court of Queensland. He is an active member of the Queensland Law Society’s Not-for-profit Law Committee, a member of the Institute of Community Directors, along with a member of the ACNC Professional Adviser Forum.
