Sharing services could be rewarded with tax breaks in an upcoming Treasury consultation; ICAEW joins the campaign to maintain the accounting framework for smaller charities; and today's report by the Commission on Big Society says banks, not government, should be the 'engines for social action'. 

Treasury considers consultation on EU VAT exemption for charities sharing costs
 

Exchequer secretary to the Treasury David Gauke has announced that the government is considering opening a consultation, within the next two months, on the tax treatment of charities that share back-office services.

ICAEW speaks out on new financial reporting framework
 

The ICAEW has echoed widespread concern at the Accounting Standards Board's proposed removal of the section of the accounting framework designed for smaller organisations.

Banks should be the 'engine for social action' in Big Society, says independent Commission
 

Organisations with a social purpose are "constrained by the shape of financial services in the UK", warns the Commission on Big Society as it recommends the government encourage banks to act as the "engine for social action", in its report launched today.

Commission challenged on Galloway inquiry disclosure
 

The Court of Appeal has ordered judges to reconsider whether the Charity Commission should be forced to disclose the case files on its statutory inquiry into George Galloway's Mariam Appeal.

Employee-owned public services should be asset-locked, says social enterprise chief
 

Social Enterprise Coalition chief executive Peter Holbrook has called on the government to ensure that social enterprises and mutuals that take over the running of public services introduce asset locks to prevent them being acquired by commercial organisations in the future.

More charities than expected will face highest level of accounting disclosure  

Human trafficking project in danger after losing government funding
 

Women's charity Eaves must raise £450,000 by the end of June in order to save the Poppy Project after losing out to the Salvation Army on government funding.

Sector campaigning must take a back seat to service delivery, says RNIB chair 

Turning income into impact - How organisations should be run
 

Adrian Poffley, chief administrative officer, human resources at the World Bank looks at how to make your charity run well and efficiently.

Virtual reality: Fighting government bureaucracy
 

Robert Ashton succeeded in persuading the government to make a positive change to the benefits system. Or so he thought...