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INCOME TAX (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2013

Arrangement of Regulations

Regulation

1 Short title................................................................................................................ 4
2 New Regulation 22 inserted ................................................................................... 4

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INCOME TAX (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2013



INCOME TAX ACT 2007

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 93 of the Income Tax Act 2007,

the Minister responsible for revenue services, with the consent of Cabinet makes the

following Regulations -



1 Short title

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Income Tax (Amendment)

Regulations 2013.

(2) The Income Tax Regulations 2008, as amended, are in these Regulations

referred to as the Principal Regulations.

2 New Regulation 22 inserted

The Principal Regulations are amended by inserting after regulation 21 the

following Regulation-


“22. Non-Profit Organisation

(1) An institution, body, or trust of a public character, shall be

certified as a non-profit organisation for the purposes of the Act

if it:

(a) is a corporate entity incorporated under the Charitable

Trusts Act 1993; or

(b) is not for profit organisation that performs services

beneficial to the community as determined by the Minister.

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(2) An institution, body, or trust of a public character may apply, in

writing, to the Minister for certification that the institution, body

or trust of a public character is a non-profit institution.

(3) If an application has been made under sub-regulation (2), the

Minister may, in his discretion certify, by notice in writing, that

the institution, body, or trust of a public character is conducting

activities exclusively for charitable purposes and is a non-

profit organisation.

(4) A certification issued under sub-regulation (3) remains in force

until withdrawn by the Minister.

(5) If the Minister has issued a certification under sub regulation (3),

the non-profit organisation shall notify the Minister in writing of

any change that may affect the organisation’s status as a non-

profit organisation within seven days of the change occurring.

(6) The Minister shall withdraw, by notice in writing, a certification

issued under sub-regulation (3) if satisfied that the non-profit

organisation no longer complies with the requirement in sub-

regulation (1), and such withdrawal shall take effect from the

date specified in the notice.

(7) A decision by the Minister on an application under sub regulation

(2) or to withdraw a certification under sub-regulation (6) is a

taxation decision for the purposes of the Revenue Services

Administration Act 2002.

(8) A trustee or manager of a fund who fails to notify the Minister of

a change as required under sub-regulation (5) commits an

offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine not

exceeding $10,000.”






Made in Nuku’alofa this 15
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day of May 2013.







Hon. Siosifa T Tu’utafaiva

Minister responsible for revenue services