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Urgent : Gift aid

cestlavie · 2013-12-07 00:26:39

A note to everyone! A friend was persuaded last year to sign up to gift aid by several local charity shops as she was clearing her house and donating a lot of books and clothes in their stores. Thinking she paid tax, as tax debits showed up on her various share dividends she signed up for several charity shops as being a…

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Savvy_Sue Posts: 47,425 Forumite

10 December 2013 at 11:39PM

BTW, that 'interesting' situation might affect not only you, but also any charities which you support in this way. I've never experienced a Gift Aid audit, but it's not something I'd choose to undergo!

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