HMRC have written to 110,000 charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) informing them that from 22 April 2013 they can enrol to make repayment claims online through the HMRC website. The new service, called Charities Online, is being introduced in response to feedback from charities. They will be able to get information on how to use the system from the HMRC website.

 

Separately, the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme is also being introduced in April. This will allow charities and CASCs to claim top-up payments on cash donations of £20 or less without the need to collect Gift Aid declarations. Charities will generally be able to claim payments on small donations up to £5,000 each year.