Can you claim gift aid relief on a donation made after you leave the UK?
Hi,
I left the UK a few weeks ago and got paid my last UK salary payment on the day after I left the country. I have just received my P45 from my UK company (posted to USA) and am now filling in a P85 to reclaim any tax owing. When I was in the UK, I used to give regularly to a charitable organization that is registered as a Gift Aid claimant with HMRC. A few months ago, I asked HMRC to adjust my tax code to account for higher rate tax relief on some regular monthly giving, to avoid me having to reclaim it later on. I have since made additional contributions (when I was in UK), so will write an additional letter detailing this when I send in my P85 and P45. A few days ago (while in USA), I made a fairly large one-off donation to the same charitable organization in the UK. My question is, can I reclaim higher rate tax relief on that gift, even though I have already left the UK? I am still tax resident in the UK until 6 April 2015. Thanks, Jon |
Re: Can you claim gift aid relief on a donation made after you leave the UK?
Question has been answered on a cross-posting to MoneySavingExpert Forums.
The answer is yes, provided that I am still UK tax resident (which I am). For those interested, here's the thread URL: Can you claim gift aid relief on a donation made after you leave the UK? - MoneySavingExpert.com Forums Thanks, Jon |
Re: Can you claim gift aid relief on a donation made after you leave the UK?
But you could have donated via a dual qualified charity and had tax relief in both countries. An American deduction might have saved you more money.
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Re: Can you claim gift aid relief on a donation made after you leave the UK?
Originally Posted by cautiousjon
(Post 11500691)
Hi,
I left the UK a few weeks ago and got paid my last UK salary payment on the day after I left the country. I have just received my P45 from my UK company (posted to USA) and am now filling in a P85 to reclaim any tax owing. When I was in the UK, I used to give regularly to a charitable organization that is registered as a Gift Aid claimant with HMRC. A few months ago, I asked HMRC to adjust my tax code to account for higher rate tax relief on some regular monthly giving, to avoid me having to reclaim it later on. I have since made additional contributions (when I was in UK), so will write an additional letter detailing this when I send in my P85 and P45. A few days ago (while in USA), I made a fairly large one-off donation to the same charitable organization in the UK. My question is, can I reclaim higher rate tax relief on that gift, even though I have already left the UK? I am still tax resident in the UK until 6 April 2015. Thanks, Jon Anyway, the best advice I was ever given was from my Accountant and I will share this with you gratis. He said "always treat your annual tax return as your opening offer." These are golden words which I would urge you to follow. |
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