Gift Aid (Compassion UK)
To qualify for Gift Aid, you must pay an amount of UK Income and/or Capital Gains Tax, which is at least equal to the amount that the charities you support will reclaim on your donations in each tax year (6th April to 5th April). If you pay less Income tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all your donations in the tax year, it's your responsibility to pay any difference to the HMRC. Gift Aid is claimed at 25p per £1 of your support. Taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify for Gift Aid.
Tax Relief (Compassion Ireland)
If you’re a taxpayer in Ireland and you’re donating more than €250 annually to Compassion Ireland, your donations could go 45% further with Tax Relief at no extra cost to you.
All you need to do is fill out a CHY3 tax form. It’s valid for five years and doesn’t commit you to making any donations in the future. It just means that you’ll allow us to claim tax back for any year you gave €250 or more within the past four years.