Donations - what is required to establish and maintain a “public fund” under s LD 3(2)(d) of the Income Tax Act 2007?
A person who donates money to a donee organisation can receive a donations tax credit or deduction. A donee organisation includes a “public fund” established and maintained exclusively for the purpose of providing money for one or more specified purposes within New Zealand. This question we've been asked considers what is required to establish and maintain a public fund under s LD 3(2)(d) of the Income Tax Act 2007. This item is accompanied by a fact sheet.
The item appears in the Tax Information Bulletin - TIB - Vol 34 No 5, June 2022
Related items:
- QB 22/02 FS: Income tax - Donations – what is required to establish and maintain a “public fund” under s LD 3(2)(d) of the Income Tax Act 2007? (fact sheet)
- IS 18/05: Income tax – donee organisations – meaning of wholly or mainly applying funds to specified purposes within New Zealand
- QB 19/10: Donations – what is required to establish and maintain a fund under s LD 3(2)(c) of the Income Tax Act 2007?
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