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Tax relief when giving to charity through Gift Aid

Gift Aid increases the value of donations to UK charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) by allowing them to reclaim basic rate tax on your gift. If you pay higher rate tax you can claim extra relief on your donations. If you claim age-related allowances or tax credits, Gift Aid donations can sometimes increase your entitlement.

How Gift Aid works

The Gift Aid scheme is for gifts of money by UK taxpayers. Charities or CASCs take your donation - which is money you've already paid tax on - and reclaim basic rate tax from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) on its 'gross' equivalent - the amount before basic rate tax was deducted.

Basic rate tax is 20 per cent, so this means that if you give £10 using Gift Aid, it's worth £12.50 to the charity. For donations between 6 April 2008 and 5 April 2011 the charity or CASC will also get a separate government supplement of 3p on every pound you give.

How to make a donation using Gift Aid

In order to make a Gift Aid donation you'll need to make a Gift Aid declaration.

Gifts made jointly by people living together

You can use Gift Aid for gifts you make jointly if you tell the Graham Layton Trust how much each of you is giving and you each make a Gift Aid declaration.

Please notify The Graham Layton Trust if you:

1. Want to cancel the Gift Aid declaration; or
2. Change your name or home address; or
3. No longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/or capital gains.

Tax claimed by The Graham Layton Trust

• The Graham Layton Trust will reclaim 28p of tax on every £1 you gave up to 5 April 2008.
• The Graham Layton Trust will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 you give on or after 6 April 2008.
• The Government will pay to the Graham Layton Trust an additional 3p on every £1 you give between 6 April 2008 and 5 April 2011. This transitional relief for the Graham Layton Trust does not affect your personal tax position.

If you pay income tax at the higher rate, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self Assessment tax return if you want to receive the additional tax relief due to you.

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