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TShomicidal85
post Jul 18 2024, 06:27 PM, updated 2y ago

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Hi, my company wants to collect donations to help an employee with their medical bills.
the company already has insurance in place to help pay for the employee's medical costs but since this is a critical illness, there is an upfront payment that is quite high.

in past cases, we asked donors to transfer money to another employee's personal savings account. the bank blocked their account because of suspicion of money laundering.

so now we want to create an account for the committee to collect charitable donations to avoid any legal issues.

does anyone have any suggestion on the best way to do this?
do i need to register a society/club with RoS first?
which bank allows internet banking for charities? this is quite important so its easier to track money coming in and to facilitate transfer to the recipient.

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nate_nightroad
post Jul 18 2024, 06:29 PM

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TShomicidal85
post Jul 19 2024, 11:35 AM

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QUOTE(nate_nightroad @ Jul 18 2024, 06:29 PM)
Ewallet rosak?
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wouldnt it be same issue as bank account?
anti-money laundering laws etc?
nate_nightroad
post Jul 19 2024, 04:29 PM

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QUOTE(homicidal85 @ Jul 19 2024, 11:35 AM)
wouldnt it be same issue as bank account?
anti-money laundering laws etc?
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post Jul 19 2024, 04:31 PM

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QUOTE(homicidal85 @ Jul 18 2024, 06:27 PM)
Hi, my company wants to collect donations to help an employee with their medical bills.
the company already has insurance in place to help pay for the employee's medical costs but since this is a critical illness, there is an upfront payment that is quite high.

in past cases, we asked donors to transfer money to another employee's personal savings account. the bank blocked their account because of suspicion of money laundering.

so now we want to create an account for the committee to collect charitable donations to avoid any legal issues.

does anyone have any suggestion on the best way to do this?
do i need to register a society/club with RoS first?
which bank allows internet banking for charities? this is quite important so its easier to track money coming in and to facilitate transfer to the recipient.

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Yes, you have to register a ROS for a charity first and then with the ROS documents open up a bank account (Maybank does that I know).
Alternatively if the process is too tedious and long, you can always use GoFundMe - https://www.gofundme.com/en-gb
darosha
post Jul 19 2024, 04:46 PM

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make a business account, state your company or ngo
if personal accept a lot, bank can freeze think you a scam
C_ST
post Jul 19 2024, 04:51 PM

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To collect $$ from others is not an easy thing...
1) Via Cash is easiest
2) Set up a CSR committee, work around with internal donation (don't open to public)
3) Easier is approach NGO, let them handle

To set up a bank account for donation purpose is a very tedious process

 

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