Alan Thomson Senior Charities Tax Consultant at Chantrey Vellacott DFK provides an update on the consultation on the draft public benefit guidance
All charities must have charitable purposes that are for 'public benefit'. Under the Charities Act 2006 this is no longer a presumption for most charities but rather there is a specific requirement for charities to show that their purposes provide 'public benefit'.
The Charity Commission consultation on the above ended on 6 June and the aim is that it will publish its public benefit guidance — Charities and Public Benefit — in October 2007. Also during the summer the Charity Commission held a number of regional Road Shows which were very well attended by both charities and professionals working with the charity sector.
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Alan Thomson Senior Charities Tax Consultant at Chantrey Vellacott DFK provides an update on the consultation on the draft public benefit guidance
All charities must have charitable purposes that are for 'public benefit'. Under the Charities Act 2006 this is no longer a presumption for most charities but rather there is a specific requirement for charities to show that their purposes provide 'public benefit'.
The Charity Commission consultation on the above ended on 6 June and the aim is that it will publish its public benefit guidance — Charities and Public Benefit — in October 2007. Also during the summer the Charity Commission held a number of regional Road Shows which were very well attended by both charities and professionals working with the charity sector.
Public benefit...
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