Section 475: Gifts qualifying for gift aid relief: income tax treated as paid and exemption
1455.This section gives the treatment that applies when an eligible body receives gift aid donations from individuals. It is based on section 25(10) and (12) of FA 1990 and sections 505(1) and 507(1) of ICTA. The corresponding rule for income tax is in section 520 of ITA save that the exemption and the requirement to make a claim has been incorporated into the section.
1456.The company is treated as receiving a grossed up amount, and the tax treated as deducted from the gift is treated as paid by the charitable company.
1457.Subsection (7) treats eligible bodies as having made a claim for exemption in respect of gifts made under section 429(2) of ITA which are treated as qualifying donations under that Act. See Change 31 in Annex 1.
