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A consultation has been launched by the Scottish Government on proposed changes to Scottish charity law, that may see charities registered in Scotland required to have and retain a connection to Scotland...

The Charity and Philanthropy team at French law firm Fidal has presented its latest study on the evolution of the Foundation model in France, at a symposium entitled "The French Endowment Fund, As Seen By Philanthropists"...

The sending of Christmas cards looms, as does the traditional harvesting of stamps from the envelopes received, to give to any charity fundraising by collecting used stamps...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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”...

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...

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...