FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT GIFT AID

Gift Aid

Question: Can I gift aid to your ministry if I am already Gift Aiding to my local church?
Answer: Yes! as long as you have paid an amount of income tax or capital gains tax equal to the amount of tax we reclaim on your donation (.25p for every £1 given) and you fill in the required gift aid form for this ministry.

Question: Who can Gift Aid?

Answer: The person that gives the donation must be a United Kingdom tax payer at the time of giving the donation.

Question: What is Gift Aid?

Answer: Donors can make payments, large or small, regular or one-off to UK charities under Gift Aid. The donor simply gives the charity a declaration, which can be in writing (including email) or given orally. The charity will normally provide a declaration for the donor to complete. The declaration requires the donor to confirm that they will pay an amount of income tax or capital gains tax equal the tax the charity claims on their donations.

Gift Aid allows the charity to reclaim the basic rate tax on the donation from the Inland Revenue. This means that the donation is worth an extra 28% to the charity. Donors who are liable at the higher rate of income tax can claim the difference between the higher rate of 40% and the basic rate of 20% on the grossed up donation.

What next? Download the PDF document (Gift Aid Form), print the form to your printer, fill it in, sign it and return it by post to:

Grace House, Gift Aid, Grace International Centre, Walsall, WS27PS