charity & not-for-profit
Brown Wright Stein offer a wide range of services to support the diversity of the sector and are passionate about the work we do with the not-for-profit sector as well as understand the issues that impact on those involved.
There are a number of charities which perform exceptional work in our community and that are important to our partners and staff at Brown Wright Stein. We participate in charity support days throughout the year and try whenever possible to recruit others in our surrounding community to share in the support of these worthwhile causes.
Our team members are involved in exceptional community work for a range of not-for-profit organisations including partner Geoff Stein, as deputy chairman of Giant Steps and partner Peter Wright, as a board member of Randwick Petersham Cricket Club.
We can assist not-for-profit organisations with:
Advising on appropriate legal structure and preparing governing documents
Charity law
Due diligence
Establishment of charitable trusts and bequest clauses in Wills
Governance, including drafting and reviewing constitutions, charters and training
Involvement in commercial activities
Intellectual property advice and protection strategies
Property and leasing advice
Litigation and dispute resolution
Maintaining endorsements and registrations
Registration requirements to undertake fundraising and requirements for holding such events
Structuring and restructuring
Taxation - including tax treatment of income and gifts received, GST compliance and availability of duty exemptions
Tendering for government funding
Workplace relations law, salary packaging and matters relating to volunteers
Establishing private ancillary funds and public ancillary funds
Legal structuring (including public companies limited by guarantee, incorporated associations, charitable trusts)
Advising on entitlement to income tax exempt status and deductible recipient status eligibility
Registration and compliance requirements with the ACNC, ASIC, ATO and/or NSW Fair Trading
Providing advice on duty and land tax exemptions for charities
Advising charitable organisations on commercial matters and employment issues
Assisting incorporated associations and charitable organisations on member disputes
charity & not-for-profit team
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