8 November 2018 Blog New HMRC guide for charities on claiming Gift Aid published A new step-by-step guide to claiming Gift Aid has been published by HMRC, which takes the user through the process of downloading, saving and completing the Gift Aid donations schedule, and submitting it online using the Charities Online portal... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
2 November 2018 Blog Budget 2018 – what do charities need to know? Any charity hoping for evidence of a strategic approach to helping the sector may well have been disappointed by the Budget presented to Parliament by “Fiscal Phil” on Monday this week... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
16 October 2018 Blog HMRC announces Making Tax Digital (MTD) deferral for some charities HMRC has yesterday launched the pilot of its MTD service for VAT for around half a million businesses with up-to-date and straightforward tax affairs... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
27 September 2018 Blog Charity Commission trustee declaration form updated Individuals must complete a declaration form to confirm they are both willing and able to act as a charity trustee on becoming trustee of a charity... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
12 September 2018 Blog Is technology about to catch up with deeds? Some charity trustees may be familiar with the frustration of the lengthy process of circulating a deed of appointment of trustees, required to be signed and delivered by every trustee and new trustee... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
4 July 2018 Blog Court of Appeal favours HMRC in most recent case on the meaning of economic activity for charitable VAT relief Some of you may recall the Court of Appeal decision in the Longridge on the Thames VAT case (and if not, here is a previous blog post about it)... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
6 June 2018 Blog Educational, or political? The Charity Commission draws a line. The Charity Commission recently published its case report into its work with the Legatum Institute, a think tank and registered charity aiming “to advance the education of the public in national and international political, social and economic policy”... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
31 May 2018 Blog Charity Commission automatic disqualification rules guidance updated The guidance previously issued by the Commission for charities and trustees and individuals in senior management positions affected by the changes to the automatic disqualification rules has been updated... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
30 April 2018 Blog New charity trustees to receive “welcome pack” from Commission The Charity Commission has announced that from the 30 April 2018 (yesterday), every new trustee who registers an email address as a means of contact with the Commission will be emailed a “welcome pack” focussing on the key duties of charity trusteeship... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
25 April 2018 Blog Insider fraud in charities: too few controls, too much trust? Research just published by the Charity Commission has highlighted particular problems that may be found in charities which are vulnerable to insider fraud... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
12 April 2018 Blog A good deed – not just its own reward? Recent changes to the accounting standards applicable to charity trading subsidiaries may see the resurgence of deeds of covenant... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
8 April 2018 Blog Members, membership information and marketing As the 25 May approaches, one of the questions we’re commonly being asked is: “Do we need to get consent from our entire membership and marketing database before the GDPR comes in?” The answer is not a straightforward one but , in many cases, it is likely to be “no”... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read