I donated. How do I get tax exemption for it?

Axon75

I donated to a charity. I have the receipt. Can I get money back out of it? How?

MDMD

Assuming it was cash, it depends on if you are a Higher or Additional rate taxpayer. If you do an SA return put it on there, or ring or write to HMRC with details if not.

The charity broadly gets the basic rate relief through the gift aid scheme (assuming you stated it was a gift aid donation). You can then claim HR or AR top up assuming you paid tax at those rates. You don't get anything if BR and if you are a non taxpayer and make a gift aid donation you technically have to pay HMRC the tax the charity reclaims.

sheramber

https://www.gov.uk/donating-to-charity/gift-aid

Axon75

I dont understand what gift aid is.
I just paid for Movember.
What do I need to do?

le_loup

There are a very strange series of posts from this member.
Not understanding things seems to be at the forefront.

Derwent

Axon75 wrote: »

I donated to a charity. I have the receipt. Can I get money back out of it? How?

Do you earn more than £42,386 per year ? If not then you can't claim anything back. Simple.

Axon75

Derwent wrote: »

Do you earn more than £42,386 per year ? If not then you can't claim anything back. Simple.

damn, that's discrimination!

Wayne_O_Mac

Axon75 wrote: »

damn, that's discrimination!

No it isn't.

booksurr

Wayne_O_Mac wrote: »

No it isn't.

worth reading these before anyone spends further time responding
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=69443990&postcount=10

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=69487136&postcount=18