Gift Aid is a long established scheme and generally well understood and used by churches. Here is a list of 10 do’s and don’ts to help make sure you are operating the scheme well.
We have put together a selection of resources to help you succeed in your Gift Aid endeavours, including HMRC’s model Gift Aid Declarations, and guidance on the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme; tax relief for higher earners; time limits for claiming Gift Aid; errors and pitfalls in handling donations, and more.
In this quarter's edition of Share Magazine, we referenced the following articles, blogs and briefing papers:
In general terms a ‘gift’ is something freely given, with no expectation of anything in return. If something is received in return, either contractually or as a reciprocal benefit, the ‘gift’ is not actually a gift.
For most of us, our biggest act of generosity will be fulfilled when we die.
The details are decided years or sometimes decades, earlier: the question of who we leave all our possessions to when we die. Many of us think that this is our own personal decision, and it’s a very important one, that gives a profound message of who we are and who we love.
But a recent court ruling has reminded us that inheritance is not just a matter of who we choose to leave our worldly goods to.
Have you tried to submit an R68(i) Gift Aid form since 30 September 2013? Have you had your claim rejected? Are you wondering what to do next?
blogs by the Stewardship team and selected guest writers.
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