Gift Aid online starts on 1 October
Howard Lake | 29 September 2013 | News
HMRC is reminding charities that from 1 October they must make Gift Aid repayment claims using the Charities Online service.
It has sent 126,000 letters to charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) to let them know about the deadline. From that date they will not be able to use the old R68i claim form.
Gift Aid online was launhced five months ago. Since then, over 33,492 charities have registered to claim Gift Aid online.
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Andrew Edwards, HMRC’s Head of Charities, said: "Using Charities Online to make a Gift Aid repayment claim is quicker and typically takes only three days, rather than the 26 days that it took using the R68(i) paper claim form. We worked with charities and developed the online service in response to their feedback.”
If for any reason a charity does not have access to the Internet, it will have to make claims on a new ChR1 paper form, available from the HMRC Charities Helpline on 0845 302 0203.
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