From 1 July 2012 many of the functions currently undertaken by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) in relation to the administration of charitable endorsement will be undertaken by the ACNC. In preparation for this transition the ATO is encouraging all charities and NFP entities to ensure that their details are up to date, particularly their contact details.
When the ACNC starts operation on 1 July 2012, the responsibility for determining charitable status will move from the ATO to the ACNC. Those entities currently endorsed as charities by the ATO will become registered by the ACNC.
This will be a seamless transition, but will be greatly assisted if the details of entities are as up-to-date as possible.
To help the ATO protect your entity’s privacy and provide office bearers with access to the information they need to perform their duties, please notify the ATO of any changes to your entity’s registration details.
If you are an authorised contact person that the ATO has on its records for your entity’s ABN, or would like to check whether you are the contact person, you can phone the ATO on 1300 130 248. If you are not an authorised contact person, you will need to ask for a Change of registration details form (NAT 2943).
