The Charity Tax Group (CTG) campaigns on behalf of charities to seek changes in tax legislation and administration.

News for members

March 2010
01/03/10 Gift Aid: Negotiations and CTG position papers
February 2010
19/02/10 CTG & BDO: IXBRL and Senior Accounting Officer seminars
16/02/10 New place of supply rules discriminate against international aid charities – WE NEED YOUR INPUT!
15/02/10 CTG survey on VAT - We need your input!
10/02/10 Draft Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010
January 2010
27/01/10 HMRC: VAT – Place of Supply Rules and Reverse Charge
22/01/10 HMRC: VAT - New policy on Lennartz announced today
December 2009
17/12/09 Gift Aid research: higher-rate taxpayers
16/12/09 Anti-avoidance: gifts of qualifying investments to charities
09/12/09 Pre-Budget Report
November 2009
25/11/09 VAT grouping
20/11/09 Withholding tax on dividends
18/11/09 Tax entities
05/11/09 VAT recovery on investment management fees
02/11/09 VAT: non-established taxable persons
October 2009
30/10/09 VAT: fundraising
13/10/09 CTG launches Friend Raiser events
12/10/09 Pens in Fundraising Packs
08/10/09 Corporate taxation: cross-border loss relief
07/10/09 The Credit Crunch - meeting your tax liabilities By Kingston Smith
07/10/09 Charity Finance VAT & Tax Conference 2009
September 2009
28/09/09 Surface Water Drainage – Government announcement
June 2009
26/06/09 Urgent Reminder: Charges for surface-water drainage
23/06/09 Manifesto for community philanthropists
18/06/09 VAT: goods and services
15/06/09 Europe: Update on VAT initiatives
10/06/09 CTG backs the report "Support in uncertain times" at the second recession summit
04/06/09 VAT: status of public bodies
May 2009
27/05/09 New service for members: first in a series of topical briefings by CTG’s Observer Members
21/05/09 Shared services and VAT: we need your input!
18/05/09 Europe: CTG, ECCVAT and the EFC issue a preliminary joint statement on VAT
11/05/09 Online Opt-out Gift Aid Survey – your responses needed!
07/05/09 Gift Aid – where next? Brainstorming session for CTG members: Wednesday 20 May 2009
01/05/09 VAT: staff hire concession
April 2009
29/04/09 Europe: Update on VAT initiatives
27/04/09 Tax law rewrite bill 6: corporation tax
23/04/09 VAT Directive: exemptions on public postal services
22/04/09 BUDGET 2009
13/04/09 HMRC tax references for charities
06/04/09 VAT cross-border supplies of services
06/04/09 CTG's response to Simon Hebditch - Irrecoverable VAT
01/04/09 Prime Minister’s speech on the eve of G20
March 2009
31/03/09 VAT: revenue protection and anti-forestalling
26/03/09 Wealthy donors: the US perspective
25/03/09 Funding Commission launched
23/03/09 Europe: Follow-up on the political agreement on reduced VAT rates
20/03/09 Europe: Tax on foreign dividends
19/03/09 Staff-hire Concession: confirmation of withdrawal
18/03/09 Music Licensing: problems for charities
17/03/09 Gift Aid: Questionnaire prior to the AGM
16/03/09 Withholding tax: reclaims
11/03/09 EUROPE: The Council reaches an agreement on reduced VAT rates
10/03/09 CTG 2009 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
05/03/09 Tax Law Rewrite: corporation tax and international taxation
04/03/09 HMRC compliance checks – Impact on charities
03/03/09 HMRC compliance checks
February 2009
27/02/09 Staff Hire Concession – Working Party Meeting
26/02/09 Incidence, origins and impact of fraud in the charitable sector: Fraud Advisory Panel report
25/02/09 Important VAT case – possible implications for charities
24/02/09 Charities, money-laundering and tax evasion: OECD report
20/02/09 HMRC has published Revenue & Customs Brief 06/09 as follows
19/02/09 Staff Hire Concession – Working Party set up & Your lobbying actions
18/02/09 CTG recruiting a Fundraising and Communications Manager
06/02/09 Staff Hire Concession – Update & Meeting
January 2009
28/01/09 URGENT - Substantial Donors Evidence Needed
27/01/09 Cross-Border donations – judgment in Persche case
19/01/09 Reminder: Extra-statutory Concessions Consultation
16/01/09 URGENT – Staff-hire Concession – A potential solution?
15/01/09 URGENT – Next phase of the Substantial Donors consultation
14/01/09 URGENT – Possible new reduced VAT rates
12/01/09 CTG welcomes a new umbrella organisation as member
05/01/09 Substantial donors legislation - summary of responses
02/01/09 EUROPE: VAT rates in EU Member States
December 2008
22/12/08 Consultation on VAT place of supply of services
18/12/08 Substantial donors legislation
13/12/08 Europe: VAT and services supplied by independent groups
12/12/08 Water Charges: are you facing a problem?
09/12/08 HMRC Consultation: Taxation of the foreign profits of companies
05/12/08 VAT staff-hire concession
03/12/08 Gift Aid Toolkit
01/12/08 Gift Aid: Next steps
November 2008
30/11/08 Office of the Third Sector: Consultation on the Financial Crisis
28/11/08 Europe: VAT reduced rates
24/11/08 Pre-Budget Report
18/11/08 A CTG success: Community Infrastructure Levy
October 2008
30/10/08 Lifetime Legacies: Attempt to resuscitate the issue
15/10/08 Europe: Cross-border giving
September 2008
10/09/08 Structural anti-avoidance legislation
July 2008
15/07/08 Substantial Donors consultation
June 2008
04/06/08 Institute of Fundraising launches review of Payroll Giving
03/06/08 Conservative Green Paper on the future of the Third Sector - including Gift Aid
April 2008
22/04/08 Good News: Benefits in kind and expenses payments
March 2008
12/03/08 Budget 2008
January 2008
22/01/08 CTG participation in LexisNexis Charity Taxes 2008 conference
October 2007
09/10/07 Planning Charge
09/10/07 Gift Aid
09/10/07 Business Rates
09/10/07 HM Treasury and HMRC tax simplification reviews
01/10/07 Empty property rate relief
01/10/07 Office of the Third Sector: staff changes
September 2007
28/09/07 Gift Aid: joined call by voluntary sector bodies for a simpler system
27/09/07 Charity Finance VAT and Tax Roadshow 2007
17/09/07 Good News: Sussex Multiple Sclerosis and VAT on New Buildings
12/09/07 VAT: interest on rebates
11/09/07 Charity Commission: risk and proportionality framework
August 2007
24/08/07 Gordon Brown gives its VAT back to the BBC Children in Need Appeal
03/08/07 New third sector Minister Phil Hope not to tackle irrecoverable VAT
03/08/07 HM Treasury consultation on Gift Aid
03/08/07 Gift Aid on sales of donors’ goods
03/08/07 VAT on cultural services
03/08/07 Europe: Consultation on Taxation of Public Bodies and Social Exemptions
03/08/07 CTG seeking help from professional fundraisers
03/08/07 Conference: Charities - Tax and Accounting
July 2007
31/07/07 Government’s final report on the future role of the third sector published
31/07/07 Evaluation of the provision of education for partial exemption purposes
24/07/07 Europe: Reasoned opinion against VAT exemption for Royal Mail
23/07/07 Europe: Foreign Family Foundations – European Commission vs Germany
23/07/07 Europe: Taxation of Outbound Dividends
19/07/07 Government Consultation on Gift Aid – National and Regional Events
12/07/07 Social Justice Policy Group’s recommendations to the Conservative Party on Third Sector
12/07/07 The New Government (cont.)
12/07/07 LibDems announce a cut in the basic rate of income tax
11/07/07 CTG Gift Aid Meeting
11/07/07 Early Pre-Budget Report and Queen’s speech
11/07/07 Planning Gain Supplement – possible rethink
10/07/07 Launch of “Breakthrough Britain”: the Policy Recommendations from the Social Justice Policy Group to the Conservative Party
05/07/07 Europe: Communication on reduced VAT rates
03/07/07 Charities Act 2006: consultation on implementation of audit, accounting and reporting changes
03/07/07 VAT on buildings and construction: revised notice
03/07/07 Vouchers
03/07/07 Money laundering: draft guidance for business on prevention
June 2007
30/06/07 Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) Order 2007 (SI 2007 No 1601)
29/06/07 The New Government
29/06/07 Donations
25/06/07 HMRC consultation on managing payment and debt
19/06/07 Treasury launch Gift Aid consultation
19/06/07 CTG Gift Aid meeting
15/06/07 Money laundering: EU rules for travellers
07/06/07 Bondwashing
07/06/07 Gift Aid
04/06/07 Money laundering: trusts and beneficial ownership
May 2007
21/05/07 New constitution and change of name
March 2007
01/03/07 Petition on Charities and VAT
February 2007
27/02/07 Date of Budget 2007
November 2006
07/11/06 VAT and the Olympics
07/11/06 Charity Reserves: Tell It Like It Is: The extent of charity reserves and reserves policies (RS13)
03/11/06 Better Regulation for Civil Society: the Government's Response
October 2006
20/10/06 VAT Issues
16/10/06 New Director General of the Office of the Third Sector
02/10/06 PQs on VAT
September 2006
18/09/06 Technical Committee
15/09/06 MTIC Fraud
August 2006
08/08/06 VAT Partial Exemption
July 2006
28/07/06 Gift Aid on donations that attract the right of free entry to charity property
20/07/06 Queen's Speech
14/07/06 Technical Committee
11/07/06 European Commission requests the UK to end discrimination of foreign charities
07/07/06 VAT: 'beneficial ownership' of land & property consultation
07/07/06 Charities Bill: VAT amendment
06/07/06 CTRG giving evidence to the Conservative Social Justice Policy Group
05/07/06 Charitable attractions: new guidance on Gift Aid
04/07/06 Deeds of Covenant / Gift Aid
June 2006
29/06/06 Parliamentary questions on VAT
27/06/06 Three Sectors Conference
26/06/06 Charities Bill - Commons Second Reading
19/06/06 VAT in the manifesto for the voluntary sector
15/06/06 Tax avoidance schemes
13/06/06 VAT: Partial Exemption Consultation
13/06/06 Day Admissions: Revised Guidance
09/06/06 Gift Aid Audits: Revised Guidance
07/06/06 Reduced rate of VAT for welfare advice or information
May 2006
30/05/06 New Ministers responsible for charities and the third sector
25/05/06 Finance Bill 2006
23/05/06 Improving financial relationships with the third sector: Guidance to funders and purchasers
19/05/06 Church of England Children's Society Case - Update
17/05/06 Parliamentary questions on VAT
15/05/06 Review of the future role of the Third Sector in social & economic regeneration
April 2006
11/04/06 VAT on postal services
07/04/06 European Commission: VAT study on the impact of reduced rates
04/04/06 Budget 2006: draft anti-avoidance legislation
04/04/06 VAT: latest developments
March 2006
22/03/06 Budget 2006: Summary of Relevant Developments
10/03/06 Irrecoverable VAT raised in a Lords debate on the voluntary sector and volunteering
07/03/06 HM Revenue & Customs website - revamped charities section
07/03/06 VAT on mileage claims
07/03/06 VAT on car parks
January 2006
12/01/06 Workshops on Gift Aid for Charitable Attractions
12/01/06 Consultation on Relief for Charities Trading Activities
12/01/06 Consultation on the scope of the VAT exemption for medical services
01/01/06 Charity VAT Survey
December 2005
05/12/05 Pre-Budget Report
November 2005
11/11/05 Charities' irrecoverable VAT raised in Parliament!
11/11/05 Construction, renovation and maintenance of memorials
September 2005
02/09/05 VAT treatment of exempt research
02/09/05 ECCVAT Conference, 14-15 September
August 2005
15/08/05 HM Treasury donation to Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC)
15/08/05 Refund on the VAT costs incurred in the construction, renovation and maintenance of memorials
11/08/05 VAT refund for university museums and galleries
02/08/05 Research Report: Individuals' Donations to Charities and their use of tax relief
July 2005
15/07/05 European Commission decides to refer Belgium to Court of Justice over Walloon inheritance and gift tax laws
June 2005
23/06/05 HMRC (Customs) Internal Guidance
May 2005
17/05/05 The Queen's Speech
April 2005
25/04/05 HMRC & DEC Statement
19/04/05 Minimum standard VAT rate
March 2005
24/03/05 Finance Bill 2005
16/03/05 Budget 2005
04/03/05 Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting for Charities (SORP)