Qualifying charitable donations

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Corporation Tax

Guidance

Companies can obtain corporation tax relief for qualifying payments or certain transfers of assets to charity under the qualifying charitable donations regime.

Definition of qualifying charitable donation

The definition of ‘qualifying charitable donations’ includes:

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qualifying cash donations to charity
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qualifying disposals of investments and land to charity

CTA 2010, s 190

For this purpose, ‘charity’ is defined as:

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a company or trust that meets the conditions in FA 2010, Sch 6 (see below)
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Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund
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the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England
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a scientific research organisation defined in CTA 2010, s 469
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clubs registered as community amateur sports clubs

CTA 2010, s 202

In order to satisfy the definition of charity in FA 2010, Sch 6, a company or trust must meet the following four conditions:

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it must be established for charitable purposes only (as defined by Charities Act 2006, s 2)
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it must meet the jurisdictional condition (ie under the jurisdiction of the UK courts or the courts in a relevant territory)
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it

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