Your donation is tax deductible if the organisation has Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status and if the organisation elects to use it for their fundraising cause.
If the both of these are true for a cause, all donations will be tax deductible and a tax deductible receipt will be issued by GiveNow automatically. Before you start the payment process, at the bottom of the cause screen it will say "Are donations tax deductible?" with a response of "Yes".
There are times when a donation to a not for profit organisation on the GiveNow will be ineligible for a tax deduction:
- Not all Australian not for profit organisations have DGR status (an unfortunate structural issue in the Australian tax system) so some organisations simply cannot access this tax concession. These organisations are bona fide not for profits so GiveNow will support their registration, they simply fall outside the tight legal definition of a charity.
- Organisations that have DGR status can only use this status when they are fundraising for activities that directly relate to their objectives endorsed by the Australian Tax Office.
- If there is an expectation of perk or a material benefit to the donor, a donation no longer qualifies as a tax-deductible gift.
If a donation to a cause on the GiveNow platform is NOT tax deductible it will be clearly marked at the bottom of the cause screen. The response to "Are donations tax deductible?" will say "No" and a donor will receive a receipt for confirmation of the transaction only.