Tax office Fair Go for Charitable Groups welcome

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Charities received an early Christmas present this week when the High Court ruled that the business activities of a charitable organisation are exempt from taxation. Click here to read the article in The Age.
In the important test case, the Commissioner of Taxation failed in its bid to tax the profits of a funeral service used to fund the activities of Wycliffe Bible Translation, a missionary organisation.
The High Court argued four to one in favour of Word Investments, Wycliffe’s business arm, that the key consideration was the purpose, not just the activities of the charity.
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