I am trying to file a CT return using HMRC's own software. Company made a charitable donation and there's a box in the Tax Comp to write it back as a non-trading expense. But I can't find any facility for then re-charging it in the 'Charges Paid' box of the CT600 (box 35), so no relief is given in the calculation. The software won't let me do this manually and there's nothing in the Tax Comp part of the package that permits it. Anyone managed to do this? Thanks.
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@Peter
Gift aid donations are relievable.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/ctmanual/CTM09060.htm
Don't know the answer to the op's query though.
Only gift aid
I know gift aid ones are relievable but all other non-trading donations are not.
Different to personal tax
It does seem that it's totally different to the personal tax Gift Aid.
Alternative work-around
If the company's profitable and can fully relieve the donation, just don't add it back. If the company's loss making and can't relieve the donation, add it back and don't claim. In between, just add back the non-relievable element.
Then you can write to them, thus making an umprompted disclosure of your deliberate error (that's not caused them to lose any revenue - potential or otherwise - anyway), and wave hello to your father's brother, Robert.