Sarah Campbell and Barry Stocks of PKF (UK) LLP examine the tax effects of charity trading activities
With ever more competition for donors' attention and an increasing need to develop new and imaginative fundraising ideas too often charities begin new types of activities without first identifying whether or not there is a direct tax or VAT impact. Often charities do not recognise that their activities are regarded as trading for the purposes of income tax or corporation tax or that certain types of income are subject to VAT. Although the Inland Revenue and HM Customs & Excise have recently merged to form HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) there are currently no joined-up tax rules and charities frequently encounter different rules for direct tax and VAT issues. In this article we...
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Sarah Campbell and Barry Stocks of PKF (UK) LLP examine the tax effects of charity trading activities
With ever more competition for donors' attention and an increasing need to develop new and imaginative fundraising ideas too often charities begin new types of activities without first identifying whether or not there is a direct tax or VAT impact. Often charities do not recognise that their activities are regarded as trading for the purposes of income tax or corporation tax or that certain types of income are subject to VAT. Although the Inland Revenue and HM Customs & Excise have recently merged to form HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) there are currently no joined-up tax rules and charities frequently encounter different rules for direct tax and VAT issues. In this article we...
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