GIFT
AID
SCHEME
Taxpayers
who contribute
regularly,
either
by bank
standing
order
or in
cash by
planned-giving
envelope,
are invited
to sign
a gift-aid
declaration
whereby
the parish
can claim
back from
the Inland
Revenue
the tax
paid on
the amount
given
(currently
28 pence
for every £1
given).
For more
information
contact
the Parish
Office: office@st-josephs-tilehurst.org.uk
or click for
Gift
Aid
Form |
GIFT
AID
DONATION
SCHEME
for
those
who
pay
income
tax
How
can
the
parish
benefit
if I
join
the
scheme?
If you
pay income
tax, St
Joseph's
parish
can claim
back from
the Inland
Revenue
the tax
that you
pay on
all donations
that you
make to
the parish.
For every £1
that you
give,
we can
claim
back a
further
28 pence – at
no extra
cost to
you. There
is no
upper
or lower
limit
on the
amount
of your
donation.
What
donations
are
included
in the
scheme?
- Donations
include
what you
give in
the weekly
collections,
either
in cash
in the
collection
plate
or by
standing
order
through bank or
building
society.
- what
you give
as a donation
to the
parish
if you
are having
a baby
baptised
or getting
married
in one
of the
churches.
- what
you give
in the
Special
Collections
or Special
Appeals
that are
held from
time to
time, such as
CAFOD
or for
the Churches
in Reading
Drop-In
Centre
or for
our annual
parish
charity
project.
- money
you give
when you
arrange
for a
Mass to
be offered
for the
repose
of the
soul of
a loved
one or
for a
special
intention.
How
do I
join
the
scheme?
First,
please
complete
the top
section
of the
attached
form – making
sure that
you add
your postal
code and
your signature.
Then,
you will
need to
decide
how you
are going
to give.
How
will
you
know
that
I have
made
a donation?
We need
to be
able to
trace
all donations
that you
make back
to you,
so it
is important
that you
help us
to identify
all donations
that you
make.
• If
you wish
to contribute
regularly
in CASH,
we send
you a
set of
numbered
Planned-Giving Envelopes.
These
contain
a numbered
envelope
for each
week of
the year
plus ‘specials’ for
the special
collections.
.
How
can I
get further
information/help
with completing
the forms?
On the
back of
the gift
aid section
of the
form there
is further
information
about
the scheme
and how
it operates.
If you
would
like more
help contact
the Parish
Office.
Or email: office@st-josephs-tilehurst.org.uk
NOTES
TO DONOR:
- If
your
declaration
covers
donations
you
make
in the
future:-
please
notify
the
charity
if you
change
your
name
and
address
while
the
declaration
is still
in force
you
can
cancel
the
declaration
at any
time
by notifying
the
charity
- it
will
not
apply
to donations
you
make
on or
after
the
date
of cancellation
or such
later
date
as you
specify.
- You
must
pay
an amount
of income
tax
and/capital
gains
tax
at least
equal
to the
tax
that
the
charity
reclaims
on your
donations
in the
tax
year
(currently
28p
for
each £1
you
give.)
- If
in the
future
your
circumstances
change
and
you
no longer
pay
tax
on your
income
and
capital
gains
equal
to the
tax
the
charity
reclaims,
you
can
cancel
your
declaration
(see
note
1).
- If
you
pay
tax
at the
higher
rate
you
can
claim
further
tax
relief
in your
Self
Assessment
tax
return.
- If
you
are
unsure
whether
your
donations
qualify
for
Gift
Aid
relief,
ask
the
Charity.
Or you
can
ask
your
local
tax
office
for
leaflet
IR65
Gift
Aid.
- Data
protection
Act
1998.
The
Diocese
will
use
the
information
supplied
by you
to reclaim
tax
from
the
Inland
Revenue.
Apart
from
this
the
Diocese
will
only
use
the
information
internally
within
the
Diocese.
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