Finance Act 2004

Gift aid U.K.

83 Giving through the self-assessment return U.K.

(1) This section applies where—

(a) as a result of the making by an individual of a personal return for a year of assessment, a tax repayment in respect of one or more years of assessment falls to be made to him,

(b) the personal return contains a single direction, in the form specified in the return, requiring—

(i) the whole of the tax repayment, or

(ii) so much of the tax repayment as does not exceed a specified amount,

to be paid on his behalf as a gift to a single specified charity,

(c) the direction also requires the gift to be treated as a qualifying donation for the purposes of section 25 of the Finance Act 1990 (c. 29) (gift aid), and

(d) the gift satisfies the requirements of subsection (2) of that section.

(2) The gift is to be treated as a qualifying donation for the purposes of that section made by the individual at the time the payment is received by the charity.

(3) Section 98 of the Finance Act 2002 (c. 23) (gift aid: election to be treated as if gift made in previous tax year) accordingly does not apply to the gift.

(4) The charity is to be treated as having made a claim for any exemption which may be available under section 505(1)(c)(ii) of the Taxes Act 1988 (charities: exemption from tax under Case III of Schedule D) as a result of the charity’s receipt of the gift (see section 25(10) of the Finance Act 1990).

(5) In this section—

• “charity” means a charity within the meaning of section 25 of the Finance Act 1990 (see subsection (12)(a) of that section) which, at the time the personal return in question is made, is included (at the request of the charity) in a list maintained for the purposes of this section by the Board;

• “personal return” means a return under section 8 of the Taxes Management Act 1970 (c. 9) (personal return);

• “tax repayment” means a repayment (after any set-off that falls to be made against the individual’s liabilities) of either or both of—

  (a)

  income tax or amounts paid on account of income tax;

  (b)

  capital gains tax;

  and, for the purposes of subsection (1)(b), includes any repayment supplement (within the meaning of section 824 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 283 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (c. 12)).

(6) In section 25 of the Finance Act 1990 (c. 29) (gift aid) after subsection (12) insert—

“(13) This section is to be read with—

(a) section 98 of the Finance Act 2002 (gift aid: election to be treated as if gift made in previous tax year);

(b) section 83 of the Finance Act 2004 (gift aid: giving through the self-assessment return).”.

(7) This section has effect in relation to personal returns for the year 2003-04 and subsequent years of assessment.