NFP Sector News
| Bribery Act 2010 | 11/6/2010 |
| Are you ready for the new Bribery Act 2010? How might it affect your association or any other not for profit organisation? | |
| Plans for Gift Aid reform | 11/6/2010 |
| Gift Aid Forum group is told plans will be in place by the autumn, with further announcements in 2011 Budget. | |
| Passing Off Sparks Court Case | 10/5/2010 |
| A tradesman has incurred a bill of nearly £2000 as a result of passing himself off falsely as a member of a trade association. David Pearce, an electrician from York, pleaded guilty to four charges of displaying a trade association logo he was not entitled to and one of displaying a “trust mark” that he was not entitled to use.
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| Beauty Companies Association | 1/5/2010 |
| A new trade association for beauty companies called Beauty Companies Association is to be established - and the principal reason behind it is to exercise some control over greedy trade magazines and trade events! | |
| Beware of Anti-Competitive Practice | 15/4/2010 |
| A timely reminder that trade associations are subject to competition law prohibitions. And just because this example happened in Norway, it doesn't mean that your activities are not being monitored!
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| Why Do Professionals Join Up? | 9/2/2010 |
| Would you like to help ascertain what makes professionals join an association? How do they choose which professional association to join and what ‘benefits’ and strategies encourage professionals to become members? | |
| The New Music Licensing Act | 9/2/2010 |
| Will your organisation be affected by the new licencing laws when they come into force in April 2010? | |
| Recent changes to VAT in operating TOMS | 9/2/2010 |
| Does your association buy-in and re-sell travel facilities for its annual conferences? If so, are you aware of the recent VAT changes?
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| Treasury abandons reform of Gift Aid tax relief | 9/2/2010 |
| Far-reaching reform of tax incentives for giving has been abandoned by the Treasury, to the dismay of cash-strapped charities desperate to encourage individuals to increase donations.
Many charities have clamoured for change to the Gift Aid tax relief system because of its low take-up, bureaucracy and complexity. |
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| Misleading Websites - Court of Appeal Ruling | 28/1/2010 |
| A recent Court of Appeal case - Patchett & Another v Swimming Pool & Allied Trades Association Limited (SPATA) - highlights a website owner’s potential liability to visitors to the site for misleading claims made on it.
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