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Gift Aid is changing… for the better!

Be a Gift Aid visitor - at the Eden Project

Whilst the Gift Aid scheme is not undergoing the kind of changes it experienced in 2006, it is changing again and it’s important to understand how these changes will affect your organisa

Donating cars and Gift Aid

Giveacar, the innovative organisation that provides a service for disposing of cars via auction or scrapping and donating the proceeds to charity, have launched a

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  • The Give It Back George campaign so far

    The Give It Back George campaign has united the charity sector unlike any other issue in recent times.

    Gift Aid is about to get harder

    Charities are about to find it harder to maintain their Gift Aid income. From 5 April 2011 the Transitional Tax Relief on donations by Gift Aid will come to an end.

    Increasing your Gift Aid take from higher rate taxpayers

    I know Gift Aid can seem dull, but it really is worth getting right, especially with regard to higher rate taxpayers. I picked up a good tip recently for charities looking to maximise their return from wealthier donors. It works like this.

    An alternative approach to Gift Aid reform

    New Gift Aid was introduced by the then Chancellor, Gordon Brown, as part of his ‘Get Britain Giving ‘campaign.

    50% higher rate tax is good for Gift Aid donations

    The rise in higher rate tax to 50% taxpayers which comes into effect on 6 April 2010 is good news for charities in terms of Gift Aid.

    Fundraising, Gift Aid and the higher rate taxpayer

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    Gift Aid reclaim period reduction is just months away

    It is common knowledge that Gift Aid has regrettably not been the success hoped for when the new version was introduced in 2000 by the then Chancellor, Gordon Brown MP.

    Why April 1st 2010 is no joke

    A recent report by CAF and NVCO estimates that almost £750 million is lost to the sector in unclaimed Gift Aid.

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