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work?
TOP is enormously grateful for all the
time, enthusiasm and commitment offered by all Tax Volunteers and
other supporters of our vital work. The service has grown
dramatically over the past year, and we have together helped many
thousands of people to resolve their tax concerns.
However, expansion to fill this
increasing need necessarily costs money.
There are many ways in which you can
support Tax Volunteers. We are enormously grateful for any donation
of whatever size every penny counts.
Cash
donations
Tax Volunteers depends on donations of
cash to continue its work. Every penny really does count and we are
very grateful to those who choose to support us in this
way.
We would be delighted to receive
donations by cheque, made payable to Tax Volunteers and sent
to:
Tax Volunteers
Pineapple Business
Park,
Salway Ash,
Bridport,
Dorset
DT6
5DB
Donations of this kind are made
even more valuable to us if you are a taxpayer and elect to Gift Aid
your donation to Tax Volunteers. Please see Gift Aid section
below
Major gifts
We look to members of the tax
profession both to be volunteers and key supporters. Any individual
or group who will pledge a minimum of £1,000 per annum will qualify
to be or nominate a member of our Charity, receiving our accounts
and reports and with a vote on all important questions affecting us.
Please email taxvol@taxvol.org.uk respond positively
and generously in this way.
Regular donations
Regular donations of any amount by
Standing Order are very important to us. A regular gift each month
gives us the ability to plan ahead and to make sure that we can
reach the areas of the UK in need of a Tax Volunteers
surgery.
To set up a regular monthly
donation of £2, £5 or whatever sum you feel you can afford,
telephone 0845 601 3321 or 01308 488066 or e-mail taxvol@taxvol.org.uk to request a
form.
Donations of this kind are made
even more valuable to us if you are a taxpayer and elect to Gift Aid
your donation to Tax Volunteers. Please see below for more
information on Gift
Aid
Legacy
gifts
Please consider remembering Tax
Volunteers with a gift in your Will. A legacy to our charity will
ensure that Tax Volunteers can continue to bring peace of mind to
people with tax worries for many years into the
future.
How do legacies help?
People who choose to remember Tax
Volunteers in their Wills are truly special individuals. They
understand that the promise of funding many years into the future is
crucial in allowing Tax Volunteers to continue to bring peace of
mind to older people on low incomes.
Leaving a legacy in your Will to Tax
Volunteers is your chance to help us to continue our important work,
without using up any savings you may need for your retirement
years.
What is more, as legacies to charities
are exempt from Inheritance Tax and Capital Gains Tax, more of the
value of your money will be spent in the way that you
decide.
You also have the knowledge that leaving
a gift which will last beyond your lifetime could make a real
difference to the future of people just like you, your family and
friends.
What sorts of legacies can I
leave?
Your legacy could take many different
forms, and your personal circumstances will determine which type of
legacy gift is best for you. Some of the most popular types of
legacy are:
- A specific amount of money
- A gift of specific
possessions
- A share of your
estate
How can I leave a legacy to Tax
Volunteers?
When you are updating an existing Will or
writing your first Will, please consider Tax Volunteers after you
have provided for your family and friends.
Simply ask your solicitor about the
different types of legacy you can leave, and ask him or her to
include a legacy of your choice to Tax Volunteers. The sample
wordings appearing below may help you when you visit your
solicitor.
Suggested Wording for Will
Clauses
Residuary Legacy
I give (%) of the residue of my real and
personal estate which I can dispose of by Will in any manner I think
proper to Tax Volunteers (Registered Charity Number 1102276) of
Artillery House, 11-19 Artillery Row, London, SW1P 1RT and the
receipt of the Treasurer or the Proper Officer for the time being of
Tax Volunteers shall be a complete discharge to my
Executors.
Pecuniary Legacy
I give the sum of (.....) pounds to Tax
Volunteers (Registered Charity Number 1102276) of Artillery House,
11-19 Artillery Row, London, SW1P 1RT and the receipt of the
Treasurer or the Proper Officer for the time being of Tax Volunteers
shall be a complete discharge to my Executors.
Please also ask your solicitor to insert
the following sentence:
If at my death any charity named as
beneficiary in this Will or any Codicil hereto has changed its name
or amalgamated with or transferred its assets to another body then
my Executors shall give effect to any gift made to such charity as
if it had been made (in the first case) to the body in its changed
name or (in the second place) to the body which results from such
amalgamation or to which such transfer has been made.
Gift
Aid
If you are a UK taxpayer and make a
simple Gift Aid declaration, the Government will add an extra 25%
(plus a 3% supplement until 5/4/2011) to your donation at
absolutely no cost to you. For example, a £10 donation to Tax
Volunteers is actually worth £12.80 to us.
It does not matter what rate of tax you
pay, as long as you pay an amount of income or capital gains tax
equal to the tax we reclaim on your donations in that Financial
Year.
If you are donating by Standing Order,
please tick the Gift Aid box on your donation form. If you are
donating by cheque, please include a line in your covering letter to
state that you wish to Gift Aid your donation. The following line is
suitable:
"Please treat this and any future
donations I make to Tax
Volunteers as Gift Aid
Donations."
It is also important that you let us have
your full name and address, including postcode, and sign the form or
letter to enable us to claim the extra funds.
Thank you for your support.
Sponsored Events
If you are organising an event or a
celebration, please consider incorporating some fundraising for Tax
Volunteers. Charity raffles or pub quizzes are often enjoyable ways
to raise money for a good cause. If you would like to help us in
this way, we would be very pleased to hear from you. Please e-mail
taxvol@taxvol.org.uk you would like
some guidance.
Payroll Giving
Making a monthly donation through your
wages is an extremely efficient way of giving. Your donations are
deducted from your wages before tax is calculated, so if you donate
£5 per month you contribute only £4.00 and the taxman makes up the
difference. If you are a higher rate taxpayer it will cost you even
less to donate £5 to Tax Volunteers. Please ask your payroll
department if they operate such a scheme.
Thank you for your
support.
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