Keep up to date with the latest charities news and commencement dates for legal and other requirements.
News
Small donations Bill featured in Queen's speech (9 May 2012)
Charities will be able to claim a top up of £1,250 per annum on donations of £20, or less, without supporting paperwork. This amounts to 25p for every £1 donated up to a threshold of £5,000.
Check out the OSCR website for details of OSCR Online (9 May 2012)
Sector expresses further concerns over tax relief cap (5 April 2012)
Big Society Capital launches £600m fund (4 April 2012)
New OSCR outreach events for charity advisors (4 April 2012)
HMRC to apply new definition of charity from 1 April 2012 (15 March 2012)
New Charities Act comes into force for English and Welsh charities (14 March 2012)
Hurd reports to Hodgson on red tape reduction progress (2 March 2012)
HMRC updates Gift Aid declarations and guidance (24 February 2012)
Cabinet office announces review of the charity sector in England and Wales (17 February 2012)
Lloyds Banking Group to appeal Supreme Court decision in favour of the Lloyds TSB Foundation (14 February 2012)
Public benefit entities and the future of UK GAAP
Latest news on the future of UK GAAP for public benefit entities
Commencement dates
New definition of charity for tax purposes from 1 April 2012
Charities Act 2011 for English and Welsh charities in force from 14 March 2012
SCIO model available from 1 April 2011
Changes to Scottish charity accounting regulations for periods commencing on, or after, 1 April 2011
From 1 April 2011, for accounting periods ending or or after 1 April 2010, charities which fall within the corporation tax regime must file company tax returns on-line
Changes to Scottish charity law, from 1 August 2010, including the removal of the prohibition on the purchase of trustee indemnity insurance
Fit and proper persons test guidance from 1 April 2010 for charities receiving Gift-Aid repayments