Non Profit Organisations

Non-profit and benevolent associations, societies and foundations as well as ecclesiastical legal entities form the backbone of a functioning community in Austria. Not only do they make our society more worthwhile through their social care and support services for the elderly, the chronically ill and those with special needs, but they also do important work in the area of child and youth services.

Austrian tax law provides these non-profit organisations with a number of tax benefits, but to claim these, numerous formal and material criteria have to be fulfilled. It is regularly shown in practice that even small mistakes can lead to the loss of charitable status. In addition, tax optimisation potentials are often not used or are not fully exploited.