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Wurzell wrote:I'm a Craft Treasurer and a Brother has been in touch telling me that a Lions friend of his reckons that the subscriptions Lions pay annually are Gift Aided. Our Lodge does not claim Gift Aid on any tax paying Brothers subscription and I'm wondering if other Lodges do take advantage of this?
My Craft Lodge has separate charitable status with the Charity Commission (historically back in 1980 a brother bequeathed a sum of money and it was put in a separate account) the original trust deed is lost and requests to the Charity Commission for a copy draw blanks.
I wasn't sure where to best post this - moderators please feel to move if there is somewhere more appropriate.
Mike Martin wrote:Membership subscriptions, no matter what the organisation is, are not charity donations.
Harmony wrote:If the subs are split between "subs" and "contribution to benevolent fund", then the BF contributions could be gift aid-able (provided the BF is a charity).
Richard George wrote:Er - no. That's precisely what the Grand Charity arguments and ruling was all about.
Mike Martin wrote:Richard George wrote:Er - no. That's precisely what the Grand Charity arguments and ruling was all about.
Exemption from VAT is not the same as Gift Aid.
Richard George wrote:Mike Martin wrote:Richard George wrote:Er - no. That's precisely what the Grand Charity arguments and ruling was all about.
Exemption from VAT is not the same as Gift Aid.
Ah! good point - getting my facts mixed up.
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