Sun 21 May 2006
5/22/06
I was hoping that there is an alumn out there who understands the rules of what is and what is not tax deductible. Right now it’s possible to make US tax deductible donations to sponsor our swim through the Mothers Programmes (by donating to the Mothers Programmes, specifying that the donation was inspired by our swim. Go to www.channelforcharity.org for more info).
However, we’re not sure if it’s possible to make UK tax deductible donations to our cause. We (channel for charity) are based in the UK, but our charities (the Mothers Programmes and the Williams in Africa Program) are based in the US. Can people make donations to us and deduct them from their UK taxes? If they can’t, is there something that we can do to make it possible for people to do this?
Our fundraising is going well so far. We’re still looking for more ways to connect to Williams alumns, so if any of you have any ideas, we’d appreciate help in this area.
2006-05-22 01:02:14
Noah:
You should have Nolan call up David Dare, the long time Williams solicitor in London. He’s responsible for Williams’s legal issues in the UK and will likely be able to provide you better advice on UK taxes than what you’ll likely find here.
However, you should also know that UK income taxes are very different from US income taxes. UK donors cannot deduct charitable donations of money from their income taxes: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/charities/donors.htm
2006-05-22 01:02:43
Oh, and good luck!