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All registered charities must meet their obligations to the ACNC to remain registered. This page outlines those ongoing obligations charities have in order to retain their registration.

In order to maintain their registration, charities are required to report annually to the ACNC. This guidance will help your charity understand many of the annual reporting obligations it has to the ACNC.

The ACNC works closely with organisations that set accounting and auditing standards, particularly on matters relating to the charities and not-for-profit sector.

This page provides information on charities' annual financial reporting, as well as an annual financial report checklist to help guide charities' efforts.

The main difference between cash and accrual accounting is the timing of when revenue and expenses are recognised in the books.

If a charity fails to submit two or more Annual Information Statements, it risks becoming a 'double defaulter' charity and, as a result, having the ACNC revoke its charity registration.

This page provides guidance about reporting to the ACNC through group reporting (when a group of registered charities submit one Annual Information Statement and financial report on behalf of the whole group) or bulk lodgement (when multiple registered charities submit more than one Annual Information Statement on a single form).

Many charities are becoming increasingly aware of the potential benefits and opportunities that come with holding meetings remotely. This guidance provides some tips and considerations for charities considering this option.

A charity's ongoing obligations to the ACNC are determined by its size. If your charity's size changes for one reporting period due to a bequest or other one-off event, but you think it is likely to return to its previous size in the next reporting period, you can apply to have its former size recognised for a single reporting period.

The ACNC has streamlined reporting arrangements in place with other government regulators. Transitional reporting relief helps charities subject to a streamlined reporting arrangement whose financial reports do not initially meet the ACNC requirements.