I am attending EAG for the first time (in London) and I made a £400 'donation' as recommended for the registration. However, it looks like this is not tax deductible.
- Am I correct that this is not tax deductible?
- If it is tax deductible, let me know what I should do to correct things!
- If it is not tax deductible, is there a way for it to become tax deductible? E.g. some way of donating to EA Infrastructure Funds, ear-marking it for EAG conferences.
As always, if this is explained somewhere else already, let me know. I tried searching but did not find anything.
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How sure are you about this? The boxes on the UK Self Assessment Tax Return (link below, it’s on page 6) where I declare my donations ask for things like “Gift Aid Payments made in the year…”. So I wouldn’t include non-Gift-Aid payments there and I’m not sure where else they would go.
In general, the core tax concept for various reliefs in the UK is Adjusted Net Income. The page defining it (linked below) explicitly calls out Gift Aid donations as reducing it but not anything else.
I’d appreciate a link if I’m wrong about this.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6613fc8a213873b991031b88/SA100_2024.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/adjusted-net-income
Thanks for clarifying. I agree that Gift Aid eligibility is the key question; HMRC does not expect me to have insight into the administration of every charity I donate to, and it’s not like they care if charities don’t take the ‘free’ money they are entitled to! In other words, whether CEA claims does not matter but whether it could claim does.
However, in order for the charity to be entitled a Gift Aid declaration must be completed:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/charities-detailed-guidance-notes/chapter-3-gift-aid#chapter-36-gift-aid-declarations
“Without this declaration, a donation from an individual will not qualify as a Gift Aid donation.”
I do not recall filling one in when I last paid for EAG - which was multiple years ago to be clear - and without that declaration it is not in fact a Gift Aid donation, in my non-professional opinion of course but it’s based on that link. So I did not feel comfortable claiming. Others’ mileage may vary.
I’m glad to hear you are reconsidering the website language.
Thanks Ollie. I didn't know that personal tax relief was separate from Gift Aid. Useful information!