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Charities – Are you fit and proper?
Charity Accounts Update – Fit and proper persons test
The Finance Act 2010 brought in new measures that charities must adhere to in order to maintain their access to tax relief. This article looks in detail at the “Fit and Proper Persons test”, part of a new “management condition”.
The Fit and Proper Persons test forms part of the management condition, one of three new tests that charities must pass in order to claim tax relief on Gift Aid. (The other two tests are the jurisdiction condition – that charities fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court; and the registration condition, which governs the proper registration of charities under the Charities Act 1993.) The test has been brought in to make it harder for sham charities to operate and to prevent
Its good to give
I recently attended a marketing seminar, presented by Robert Craven, and it was an interesting point, but not a surprise, to see that the best place to get referrals is from your existing customers. This is something we all want so we make a big effort to ask our customers for recommendations, referrals and testimonials.
However, do you return the favour and recommend your suppliers? At the end of the day they have given you a good service so it is a great way to say thank you.
Giving referrals and testimonials can actually be good for your own business. If you post a link via social media such as twitter and facebook or independent testimonials on places like 4Networking these are like having a mini advert for your business. Whilst you are singing the praises of someone else it shows that you are a willing supplier and ‘busier’ in your
Charitable Donations
This is not a normal boring Accountancy Blog post today (however, read through to the bottom!)
Through business networking with the 4Networking group I have recently come across a man called Mike Buss. Mike is an ex serviceman on a mission. He is an endurance athelete who is attempting to break several world records. He runs marathons with 40lb packs on his back! Check out his Website, some of the things he is
