The Australian Community

“The change was to our Disaster Relief activities in the U.S. The activities were expanded to include relief to organizations in response to the Bushfires.”

“All documents are given to an officer of the entity prior to their submission to the IRS. That officer reviews all of the documents, requests any changes that need to be made, and when satisfied, signs the required signature page authorizing transmission to the IRS.”

“Any potential of a conflict of interest is discussed with all three (3) officers and a decision is made by a majority vote. The potential conflict of interest is documented in the organizations records.”

“Anyone who would like to review the organizations governing documents should submit a request in writing to the address on page 1 of the 990 form. A meeting will be set up within thirty (30) days of receipt of the request.”

“Our program services were expanded to provide relief to organization in Australia in response to the Bushfires.”

“Our Policies and Procedures for Grant making were expanded to ensure that before any relief organizations (domestic or foreign) received any funds, they must first paas our Due Diligence process, and all transactions must be wire transferred to Bank Accounts. Further, each organization receiving funds of more than $5,000 in a given year must complete a Grant Use Report to account for how the funds were spent. This report is usually accompanied by photo evidence.”

“Other Program Services to Include:Education:It is the mission, duty, and purpose of The Australian Community to provide public discussion groups, forums, panels, lectures, or other similar programs that address and educate nonimmigrant workers who relocate to the United States.Programs for Volunteers:At times, per the discretion of the Board, we may provide internships or volunteer opportunities that will provide opportunities for involvement in outreach activities and programs in order to have a greater impact for change.Multimedia:It is our goal to bring awareness from every medium possible and this does not exclude documentaries and photos of our activities, projects, programs, and expenditions. By documenting and reporting our efforts, we intend to broaden our outreach.”

“EXPLANATION FOR FILING LATE:The Australian Community filed a 990-N form for 2020 timely. However, it was recently determined that the organization should have filed a 990 form. The issue was the use of the word normally in the instructions, which stated that a form 990-N should be filed when gross recipts are normally under $50,000. The organizations receipts have been under $50,000 in all of the years that it was in existence prior to this year. Due to the fact that the 990-N form for 2020 wsa timely filed, we are requesting that all Section 6652(c)(1)(A)late filing penalties be waived. The filing of the incorrect form was not an intentional disregard of the rules but due to confusion on the part of the taxpayers officrs.”