Gift Aid

Gift Aid reform is at the top of the Conservative Party's agenda for the voluntary sector to ease the bureaucratic burden for charities, said shadow charities minister Nick Hurd yesterday.

The Institute of Fundraising is calling on the government to extend the transitional relief period for Gift Aid by one further year.

HMRC is warning charities and donors to avoid falling for certain schemes that seek to generate Gift Aid and Gift of Shares tax relief claims.

Veterinary charity PDSA has generated £1 million in additional income after it introduced a scheme to attract Gift Aid on qualifying donated goods.

Barry Gower, MD of Gift Aid recovery specialists GAIN, is encouraging charities not only to know their rate of Gift Aid recovery (GARR) but also to publish it.

The chief executives at RNIB, NSPCC, WWF-UK, Save the Children and British Red Cross, together with the UK Director of Fundraising at Barnardo's, have signed an open letter in support of changes to Gi

UK Fundraising is running two Gift Aid training sessions starting next month, featuring Gift Aid expert Barry Gower of GAIN (Gift Aid Income Now).

The Institute of Fundraising is encouraging its members to sign an online petition to the Prime Minister in support of its current lobbying work to change the system for higher rate taxpayers and Gift

The Institute of Fundraising is calling upon the Government to include its proposals for reforming Gift Aid for higher rate taxpayers in the Autumn pre-Budget review, with a view to implementation in