Financial Reporting/Legal Issues for Religions in Ireland

68Murph68

What are the legal requirements in terms of religions in Ireland?

Do all organisations need to register as religious organisations?

Are all religious organisations required to file financial reports?

Do the Catholic Church/ Church or Ireland provide a central location where you can access their financial reports?

If so how do you get your hands on them?

What is the situation with other friaries/convents/enclosed orders?

What is the situations with newer/fringe religious organisations?

What is the situation with quasi-religious organisations - i.e bible studies groups/prayers groups?

Any and all information relating to information about religions in Ireland and money?

Plowman

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prinz

Here's some info on the charities and tax

http://www.revenue.ie/en/business/faqs-charities.html#section1

As far as religions go..

While there is no legislation defining what is legally charitable it is generally determined by considering whether a particular purpose comes within one of the four broad categories:

Trusts for the Relief of Poverty
Trusts for the Advancement of Education
Trusts for the Advancement of Religion
Trusts for other purposes beneficial to the community

So newer groups would have to approach the Revenue Commissioners and show how they come under the understanding of what constitutes a charitable organisation.


Here's a list of Revenue charities..

http://www.revenue.ie/en/business/authorised-charities.html

As I understand it each diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland has a CHY number and as such is a charity as far as taxation law goes in this country.

If you are looking for accounts for them try the websites for published information. A couple of parishes I know would publish their annual accounts and are freely accessible. Dublin diocese here, no big secret..

http://www.dublindiocese.ie/sites/default/files/images/Ammended%20Share%20newsletter%20160412_0.pdf