Charitable donations

Gift aid donations to charity also give tax relief at your highest marginal tax rate. Any donations made before 31 January of the following tax year, or the date of the submission of your tax return if earlier, can be carried back to the previous tax year. Cash donations made before both 31 January 2019 and the submission of your 2017/18 tax return can be included on your 2017/18 tax return.

Individuals can gift quoted shares or an interest in land to charity. This has the advantage of income tax relief being available on the market value of the asset as well as being exempt from capital gains tax.

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