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The Cleaford Christian Trust
Getting Britain Giving
That is the title of the UK Government's changes to Gift Aid and covenant arrangements, and we have now obtained the 'Guidance Note for Charities'.
In summary, from 6th April 2000 the £250 minimum for Gift Aid donations was abolished, so that the scheme now applies to any donation, large or small, regular of one-off. Tax recoveries by charities under deeds of covenant also fall under this revised Gift Aid scheme.
The paperwork has also changed, in that covenant forms are no longer required and a Gift Aid certificate is no longer required with each gift. There is now a new, simpler and more flexible Gift Aid Declaration. The requirement that a donor pays basic rate income tax is also removed - donors simply have to pay income tax or capital gains tax at any rate, equal to the tax deducted from their donations.
All we need is a single Gift Aid declaration from each supporter who pays tax. That single declaration form will cover any number of donations, of any size, at any time in the future - we just need to have the form on our file when we receive a gift from you, and we can immediately reclaim the tax.
A copy of the declaration form can be found by following the link below. We ask that you print it off, complete the details and send it to us at 46, Hazell Road, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7BP, UK, regardless of whether you have an existing covenant with us. The only people who should not return the form are those who pay no tax, or always give through a scheme, such as CAF, where tax has already been reclaimed. The form is not a promise to give to the Trust, but it allows us to increase the value of anything you do give us in the future. A gift of £10, covered by a declaration, is worth £12.82 to the Trust. The difference is more than a day's pay in Romanian terms.
Gift Aid Software for any Charity to use
More details of the Trust's activities are on the following
pages:
The Trust's Guiding Principles
Brasov Children's Hospital
Village schools
Cluj Seminary
Harghita Christian Camp
Aid through the Brasov Church
Trustees, and contacting us
Our e-mail address
is cleaver@cleaford.co.uk
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