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Can fees for training be treated as Gift Aid donations? ...

A potential client (an Amateur Football club) has approached me to deal with their Gift Aid claims each year as they receive donations from local individuals from time to time.

The players also pay a fee each week for training (not sure if there is a match fee also) and I wondered if these payments can be treated either partly or wholly as Gift Aid donations?

Anybody have experience in this area?

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By justinelaws
25th Jun 2012 16:50

I don't think so - presuming they are a CASC - I think a regular 'fee' for training might come under the heading of a subscription or paying for a service.

Claiming tax back on Gift Aid and other income

Gift Aid

Gift Aid is a way for your CASC to increase the value of monetary gifts from UK taxpayers made to your club at no extra cost to the donor.

As long as the rules of the Gift Aid scheme are met, your club can claim back basic rate tax on donations made by individuals.

You can only use the Gift Aid scheme for voluntary donations. You can't use it to claim tax back on:

payments for goods and services - for example the personal use of sports facilitiesmembership subscriptions

To claim tax back on Gift Aid donations - see the link at the end of the next section 'Find out how to reclaim tax on Gift Aid and other income'. 

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By bigdave1971
25th Jun 2012 21:22

Thank you

I thought that might be the case but I thought it was worth asking anyway!!

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