Is your sporting club ready for the Australian Taxation Office’s new annual reporting requirements?

13/02/2024

Non-charitable not-for-profits with an active ABN, including sporting clubs, now need to report annually to the Australian Taxation Office to maintain their income tax exemption. The reportable self-assessment will need to be lodged through a Not-for-Profit (NFP) Self-Review Return from the 2023-24 financial year onwards.

Sporting organisations also need to meet a range of criteria to maintain the exemption, including an organisational purpose of encouraging a game, sport or animal racing, ensuring income and assets are applied solely for the organisational purpose, and complying with all substantive requirements set out in the organisation’s governing rules (such as a constitution).

NFP Self-Review Returns for the 2023-24 income year are due between 1 July and 31 October 2024.

Organisations can get ready for the new reporting requirements by:

  • confirming whether they have an active ABN;
  • notifying the ATO of any updates to their registered address and responsible persons;
  • identifying their main purpose and any relevant governing documents, such as a constitution;
  • completing an early self-review on the ATO’s website; and
  • getting in early with lodgement of the NFP Self-Review Return, to avoid losing the income tax exemption and incurring any penalties.

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