Giving to Charity

Hi, Hope someone can guide me. I have a small income each year of around £1600 which I donate the whole to charity. Apart from that a private pension of which I draw my tax free allowed figure of £12,500.I get confirmation from the registered charity that I have donated. How do I fill my self assessment in without incurring tax. Best

Hi,

Box 5 Gift Aid payments made in the year to 5 April 2023 - Put the total Gift Aid payments you made from 6 April 2022 to 5 April 2023 in this box. Do not include any payments under Payroll Giving.  

Box 6 Total of any ‘one-off’ payments in box 5. To help us get your PAYE tax code right, if you have one, put any one-off payments you included in box 5 in box 6. These will be Gift Aid payments made from 6 April 2022 to 5 April 2023 that you do not intend to repeat in the year  to 5 April 2024.

Box 7 Gift Aid payments made in the year to 5 April 2023 but treated as if made in the year to 5 April 2022. Put in box 7 any Gift Aid payments that you made between 6 April 2022 and 5 April 2023, which you want us to treat as if you made them in the tax year 6 April 2021 to 5 April 2022.

Box 8 Gift Aid payments made after 5 April 2023 but to be treated as if made in the year to 5 April 2023. If you want us to treat Gift Aid payments you made between 6 April 2023 and the date you send us your tax return, as if you made them in the year to 5 April 2023, put the amount in box 8. For example, if you know you’ll not be paying higher rate tax this year but you did in the year to 5 April 2023

Thank you.

Thank you for info. When I use the above method I am taxed on the donation to charities, I am trying to give the total (tax free) to a charity. How do I do this? Best CC

Hi Cromer Crab

Please refer to Tax relief when you donate to a charity

Thank you