Tax treatment of tax donation of NGOs

One of the most frequent issues that concern Nonprofit Organizations, which are active in Greece and which aim at attracting large donations, whether from natural or legal persons (eg Institutions), is the treatment of the tax donation. The general rule is that most donations are subject to a self-imposed tax of 0.5% after deduction of…

Civil Society and Volunteering

Volunteering is a major component of the civil society. Also community involvement of civil society is carried out by volunteers and through voluntary work. Therefore it is paradox that  regulations about volunteering are missing. Understanding the concept of voluntary work is extremely important because the consequences of describing an employment relationship as a voluntary or…

Tax treatment of Nonprofit Organizations

According to the ministerial circular 1059/2015, gross income for Nonprofit Organizations, which is taxable is the one that comes from a business activity (e.g. public performance, newspaper publishing, film projection, rent, interest on deposits, etc.). On the other hand, members’ subscriptions as well as grants, donations which are considered as capital inflows, i.e lacking the…

HIGGS: Capacity-building of the NPOs in Greece

«HIGGS: Higher Incubator Giving Growth & Sustainability» Capacity-building of the NPOs in Greece HIGGS | Higher Incubator Giving Growth & Sustainability | was created on the initiative and founding donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, with the aim of strengthening the Nonprofit Organizations | NPO | operating in Greece. HIGGS’s actions focus on three main…

Event: Cooperation of an NGO with the UN Department of Public Information

The first HIGGS event was successfully organized at our premises entitled: NGOs and the United Nations – Association and Cooperation of an NGO with the UN Department of Public Information. The event was held on Thursday, 24 March 2016 and the speaker was Mr. Dimitrios Fatouros, Communication Officer for Greece and Cyprus United Nations Regional…

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