At first sight it may not seem that charities need to be concerned about money laundering, terrorism funding, bribery and such like but they are at threat and failure to observe these threats can incur severe penalties.
’A Report on Abuse of Charities for Money Laundering and Tax Evasion’ published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2009 found that while tax rules vary around the world for charities, most nations give them a preferential tax status that helps them operate within their budgets. However, this preferential status can sometimes be misused by criminals.
Some charities work in areas or undertake activities which involve greater exposure to risks such as fraud, financial crime, extremism or terrorism. The Charity Commission for England & Wales provides the follow guidance on how trustees can assess the financial risks faced by their charities and what steps they can take to mitigate these risks:
Charities: due diligence, monitoring and verifying the end use of charitable funds (Compliance toolkit chapter 2)
Protect your charity from fraud and cyber crime (Compliance toolkit chapter 3)
The...
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