Compliance Management System Report for Charity Organization

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of a Compliance Management System (CMS) tailored for a charity organization, specifically Charity-Care. It begins with an introduction to CMS and the specific requirements of the organization, including budget allocation for compliance. The report then delves into the research methodology used, which involves a literature review and direct interviews to gather data on the organization's functional areas. The core of the report examines various compliance requirements, including internal, external, and industry-specific regulations. It identifies the areas affected by compliance, assesses associated risks (investment fluctuations, operational risks, and policy changes), and discusses potential penalties for non-compliance. The report further explores risk minimization strategies, focusing on financial record-keeping, data sharing, and proactive risk management. It then evaluates available CMS options, highlighting key components like policy alignment, training, monitoring, and failure response. The report concludes with recommendations for the ideal CMS components to ensure effective compliance management for the charity organization.

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Budget for Compliance..........................................................................................................3
1.2 Research Methodology..........................................................................................................4
1.3 Tools to capture the organizational data................................................................................4
2.0 Compliance Requirement..........................................................................................................4
2.1 Internal compliance requirements..........................................................................................4
2.2 External compliance requirements........................................................................................5
2.3 Industry compliance requirements.........................................................................................6
3.0 Compliance effects....................................................................................................................7
3.1 Area affected..........................................................................................................................7
3.2 Risk........................................................................................................................................8
3.3 Penalties.................................................................................................................................8
3.4 Risk minimization..................................................................................................................9
4.0 Compliance system..................................................................................................................10
4.1 Available systems................................................................................................................10
4.2 Components.........................................................................................................................11
4.3 Standards..............................................................................................................................11
4.4 Comparison of system.........................................................................................................12
5.0 Recommended system components.........................................................................................14

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6.0 References................................................................................................................................15

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1.0 Introduction
Compliance management system (CMS) is an integrated system which is the collection of
all the documents, processes, functions, controls and tools that the organization required to
comply with the legal requirements. The system is integrated into every functional part of the
organization that helps in the minimization of the risk of violation of the laws.
The charity-care is last nonprofit Charity organization that requires a compliance
management system. The organization is limited by guarantee under the Corporation Act 2001
and is registered under Charity act of Queensland and collection act 1966. The following acts are
required to be safeguarded while performing the functions of by the organization. The chart is
also registered for GST and has an Australian business number which requires it to pay taxes and
information to the government about its operations. For the implementation of good compliance
management system, the compliance requirements of the organization are required to be
discovered. Through the requirements, the relevant risks of the organization are required to be
addressed. The problems and issues of the organization are required to be mitigated by the
compliance management system. It ensures the safety of the organization and its customers by
meeting the compliance obligations.
1.1 Budget for Compliance
Objective Regulations Budget Year
Annual financial
recording
ASIC $24000 2017
compliance
monitoring
ASIC $22000 2018
Risk management ACNC $16000 2018

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1.2 Research methodology
The research methodology used for the compliance requirements analysis of the charity-
care is literature review to get to know the current trends and advancements in the compliance
management system. It ensures the system is up-to-date and accurately stratified by the standards
of the organization.
1.3 Tools to capture the organizational data
The organizational data is recorded from the survey made from the direct interview with
the members of the organization that provide the data about the functional areas of the
organization and the requirements of each area. These areas are studied according to the legal
standard to determine which information to include in the system of the compliance management
system. The interview also provides the information about the capabilities and the budget that the
organization is like to invest in acquiring the CMS for functional usability and aid in the legal
process.
2.0 Compliance Requirement
The compliance requirements focus on 3 environments for the discovery of the needs of
the organization to meet its expected functionality. Environments affect and control the
organization functions and require to be managed by the compliance system to meet the
obligations of the law.

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2.1 Internal compliance requirements
Organisations manage the internal compliance requirements with the help of the board of
directors. Through the meeting, the new requirements are discovered and updated bylaws. The
information of the updation is provided to the stakeholders, documenting all the process and its
compliance (Koetter et al., 2017). Fulfilling internal compliance requirements ensures the
operation organization by-laws for the operating agreement. It also ensures that the organization
is free of corruption and maintains its integrity while maintaining a transparency in its
operations.
The internal complaints of Isa Framework for the organization concentrate on achieving
its desired compliance according to the laws (Umeda & Shirahada, 2016). The internal
compliance requirements of an organization require
● Maintenance and observing internal policies
● Inspection of the functional areas and using a checklist for compliance
● Alignment of the checklist with Quality Assurance of the organization (Comuzzi,
2017).
● Using standard as directed
● Screening of the employees and the recipients
● Maintenance of a licensing system
● Record Keeping and privacy policy
● Compliance with employment legislative.
● Controlling components of compliance management
● Reporting factors important to compliance management

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2.2 External compliance requirements
The external compliance requirements of the organization ensure that the organization
complies with the external entities and materials required for it to maintain its operational
functionality. Through the external compliance requirement framework, the organization is able
to comply with legal laws (Mustapha et al., 2018). The external compliance requirements
include the following that is directed by the state government.
● Franchise tax. The tax paid by the organization to pay for its operation and also
because it is registered with GST norms. The amount is calculated as per the asset
value, the funding collection and the expenses made.
● Annual statement- is mandatory for organizations to show the financial records to
the legal agencies hand under the government of the state.
● Implementation of laws and Standards- organization need to document and show
the record for their fulfillment related with the laws and regulations set by the
standards made from the various charity and organizational Acts (Sarwar et al.,
2015). The standards are responsibility regulations that are exercised by the
government on the organization that it keeps its operational functions under the
limits of the government interest.
● Compliance with fundraising laws, charity Arts
● Knowledge of the total cost and expenses incurred in the compliance process.
● Knowledge of the compliance events or the invoice for the new obligations.
2.3 Industry compliance requirements
Industry compliance requirements to maintain the operational personality of the
organization in the particular industry under which degree and license. There are very sexy

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mums which are required to be compiled by the organization to maintain its operational
functionalities. Images documents required produced before the government for the sustenance
of the organization in the industry (Reczek & Benson, 2016). Following are the industry
compliance requirements of the charity-care Organisation.
● Compliance with the license, legal agreement, and lease agreement.
● Charity registration number management
● Complying with partners association, agency and contracts agreements
● Having relevant insurance for their Assets and employees having liability
insurance.
● Maintenance of accurate and secure financial reports complying with income tax
regulations and national insurance.
● Management of the bank accounts Finance and investments made according to the
license agreement.
3.0 Compliance effects
The charity organization request fulfills the compliance comments in order to safeguard
the information of the organization and protect the data of the donators and supporters. The study
below provides the information about the effects of the compliance Regulation and requirements
and the possible Areas where compliance is most required (Sweeney, Danaher & McColl-
Kennedy, 2015).
3.1 Area affected
Charity organization maintains the user data of many donators and supporters of the
organization who provide the funds required by the organization. The fundraising operation of

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the organization collects a huge amount of user data which is required to be managed by the
organization to provide consistency, sustainability, and monitoring of the functions operated by
the charity care. The two areas that are affected by the compliance are
● The legal structure of the organization affects the internal compliance.
● Tax concession and fundraising affect the external compliance (Omar, Sell, &
Rover, 2017).
3.2 Risk
Assessment of the risk is faced by the charity fancy management of the risk. The risk
involved with the compliance is weight the charities funds and assets. It includes the information
about the trustees and donators of the funds collected by the charity. The risk that is faced by the
charity are:
● Investment fluctuation
● Termination of the funds from trustees or donators.
● Rising demands of the services and compliance
● The operational risk with security issues
● Conflicts in the structure of the organization
● Roles and responsibilities of the important position.
● Non-compliance with any legal action for an operation
● Frauds in data provided and fundraising (Fabrikant et al., 2017)
● Changing policies of the government or the organization

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There is a various risk which affects the charity organizations. Therefore it is required that the
organizations follow the standards provided by the government to ensure their compliance
safeguard the operational objectives and functions of the organization (Baugh et al., 2017).
3.3 Penalties
The noncompliance with the legal term along with the risk also issues penalties on the
organization if they fail to comply with the legal term required for the charity organization. The
penalties vary and depend on the location of the charity organization as the penalties are an issue
from the state or the act under which the charity organization comes. The penalties can occur due
to the inaccurate filing of the paperwork and records, tax forms, Annual statement. The penalties
for the non-compliance are discussed as follows.
● $20 fine every day until the compliance is renowned.
● A maximum of $5000 penalty for additional delay.
● A $2000 fine for each violation of the compliance norms.
● The fines if avoided can reach maximum Upton $50000 annually.
● Revoking of the non-profit status from the IRS.
3.4 Risk minimization
The risks identified in the previous study requires a good compliance management
system to ensure that the organization does not face any legal issues related to finance or license
(Irby et al., 2016). Minimization of the risk involved management of the finance and Core
functionalities of the organization. Management theories are possible through the compliance
management systems that cover the record of organization and maintenance and files required to

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be filled to ensure its compliance with the charity organization (King, 2015). The risk
management involved in the system are discussed below.
● Recording of the financial details in documents and storing them in databases
● Sharing the data with the third parties and partners through insurance or
outsourcing
● Prevention of the activities that create the risk for the organization
● Risk management through mitigation of the risk
● Ensuring compliance and aid through the government or other NGOs
● Funding of the core activities from the trustees
● Reducing the cost of the operation
4.0 Compliance system
There are many compliance management systems for various organizations but for non-
profit organizations only a specific few that satisfy the needs and the requirements for charitable
organizations. The system ensures that the legal documents and the records of the financial
statements are filled and sent to the government as there required events for autonomous
management of the legal procedures of the operations (Drummond et al., 2015) It thus avoid the
risks and the penalties that the organisation is liable to in case of a failure.
4.1 Available systems
Compliance management systems which dynamically monitor the changing policies and
organizational functionalities provide the most dynamic and flexible support to manage the legal
documents for the organization (Comuzzi, 2017). Based on the standards provided by the ANCN

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it is an internationally acclaimed management system for managing your compliance or an
organization.
Continuous compliance testing that is data-driven and based on the Standard provided by
the Asic (Awad, Sakr & Elgammal, 2015). Best and approved by the Australian security and
information compliance agencies this compliance management system ensures the perfect
balance for compliance Management for the organization (Steffens, Lichter & Moscher, 2018).
4.2 Components
The major components of any compliance management system involve these four
elements. Observing the implementation of these four components system ensures risk
management and successful compliance of the organization with the legal standards.
● Alignment of the compliance system. Policy and procedure
● Training
● Monitoring
● Failure response generation
The components provide the design guidelines for the development of the system. These
are the core functions of the compliance management system. They keep the consistency in the
system and ensure the data is entered at the required intervals and after processing is submitted to
the required government agency for the compliance of the organization.
4.3 Standards
The two standards are provided for each compliance management system according to
which the guidelines of the system are provided for ensuring the correct implementation of the