Organization: Asset Africa Institute
Registration deadline: 25 Nov 2015
Starting date: 02 Dec 2015
Ending date: 04 Dec 2015
Dear Partner,
Asset Africa Institute, (www.assetsafrica.org), is a premier development training brand in Africa which endeavors to build and enhance the skills development needs of public benefit organizations to improve performance and results. We are pleased to announce the following training seminar set to take place in December 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Course Name: FINANCE, TAX & COMPLIANCE for NGOs, NPOs &FBOs Training Seminar
Date: 2nd -4th December 2015
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Cost: USD 650
Who Should Attend: Policy Makers, Senior & Middle Staff in NGOs/ NPOs/FBOs-Board Members, Executive Committees of Boards, Trustees, Executive Directors, Country Directors/ Managers, Finance Staff, HR Managers &Officers &Payroll Management Staff, Benefits Management, Risk & Compliance and Audit officers, Program Managers & Officers.
Need for Training
The cumulative effects of heightening demands for shrinking donor resources, demands for more recipient accountability on grant funds coupled with increased governments’ focus on NGOs and other humanitarian agencies have changed the context in which Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Non-Profit Organizations(NPOs),Faith Based Organizations(FBOs) and other charitable organizations work. NGOs and other Not for Profit organizations are not immune from Taxation, Reporting and other Compliance requirements and non adherence exposes the organizations to significant risk of non-compliance penalties and fines including deregistration, severance or suspension of funding and failure and/or delay in accessing funding from local and international donors who place these compliance issues as part of Organization Capacity Assessment as conditions precedent to disbursement of grant funds.
While several avenues are available for NGOs and NPOs to seek exemptions on specific areas, NGOs and NPOs must familiarize themselves with these requirements and the available exemptions and aggressively seek these exemptions; Thus, Organization Policy Makers, Senior and Middle level Managers must understand what the legislative requirements are, avenues for seeking exemptions and other planning measures that they can take advantage of as a basis of mitigating non- compliance exposures and reducing the overall costs to the organization.
In response to the above critical needs, Asset Africa Institute will conduct a 3 day training workshop on Finance, Tax & Compliance for NGOs and other NPOs including FBOs, Trustees and Charities. The 3 day highly interactive will cover important Compliance Requirements specific to NGOs and other NPOs, in the following areas- Taxation (PAYE, WHT, VAT, Business (where applicable) other Pertinent tax issues including Tax implications for Expatriates, foreign staff and foreign offices, benefits, consultants. Other areas to be covered will be Tax Planning, Tax Crimes and KRA Audits. The Seminar will also discuss emerging tax issues including ‘’business income’’ for NGOs, Financial Reporting for NGOs, Labor Laws relating to humanitarian and development work and Compliance issues affecting NGOs .
Overall Objective: To build the capacity of Organization Policy Makers and Senior and Middle Managers to enhance their ability to ably guide their organizations in mitigating expensive non-compliance exposures and thereby directing organization resources to intended purposes to ensure organization growth and sustainability.
Summary Course Content
· Overview of Tax, Finance & other Compliance Requirements for NGOs, NPOs, and Charities & Faith Based Organizations,
· Emerging Trends in taxation for NGOs, NPOs, Charities & Faith Based Organizations,
· Payroll Tax for NGOs, NPOs, Charities & Faith Based Organizations,
· Guidelines on Management and Administration of Expatriate Taxation, Tax on Internationally Recruited staff, Volunteers, Relief Workers,
· Cash and Non**-** Cash benefits for Local, Expatriates and Internationally Recruited staff,
· Local & International Pension Schemes for NGOs Staff,
· Tax exemptions for NGOs, NPOs, FBOs & other charities,
· ‘Business Tax for NGOs,
· NGO Audits- Triggers & Management,
· Other Taxes- Withholding Tax, VAT, Exemptions,
· Common Labour Laws issues affecting NGOs & other NPOs,
· Financial Reporting for NGOs, NPOs, Charities & Faith Based Organizations,
Seminar Methodology
Dynamic, creative, participant centered, practical, interactive, interesting adult learning methodologies-including facilitated discussions, small group interactive exercises, large group discussions, role plays, plenary presentations, examples from organizations and drawing upon participants’ own experience- and diverse media are applied to lift the participants to high levels of proficiency.
Who Should Attend: Executive Directors, Finance Managers & Officers, Program Managers, Project Officers, Risk, Compliance and Audit officers, HR Managers &Officers and any staff involved in grant management, budgeting and planning will find this seminar most useful.
Added Benefits of Participating in the Seminar
·A free CD & Hard copy of the revised International Donor Directory 2016
Sample model grant audit reports
·Grant Tracking & Management Tools Checklist
·Sample Copies of Modern Labour Laws applicable to non-profits
·Sample Grant Management Plans
·A fully paid for***trip to the Nairobi National Park & National Museums of Kenya***
About the Organization
Asset Africa Institute (www.assetafrica.org)-AAI- is a top training brand based in Kenya which specializes in the research, design and delivery of high quality and affordable training programs for development workers worldwide. We work with a consultant base of more than 110 highly educated and experienced professionals many of whom are involved in post doctoral research work. Over the years, Consultants at AAI have been sought by such reputable organizations as: African Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD), Norwegian Church Aid-Zambia, ACOMIN-Nigeria, Tear Fund-DRC, CLEEN Organization-Nigeria, Love Botswana Outreach Mission, Islamic Relief-Somalia, National Museums of Kenya, Cornerstone Development-Uganda, International Organization for Immigration (South Sudan), Save Your Generation (SYG)-Ethiopia among others.
For more information regarding the training workshop, Contact:
Lillian Ateng’
Training Coordinator
Asset Africa Institute
Trust Mansion Hse, Tubman Road off Koinange Street
P.O. Box 12903 - 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: +254 722 469454/+254 720986965
Email: info@assetsafrica.org/assetafrika@gmail.com
How to register:
To register you for this seminar, fill in and email tthe attached registration form to the attention of:
Lillian Ateng’
Training Coordinator
Asset Africa Institute
Trust Mansion Hse, Tubman Road off Koinange Street
P.O. Box 12903 - 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: +254 722 469454/+254 720986965