[poleman]

I have been thinking of making a donation from my business profits to my local NHS cancer unit, and wonder where you get the large cheques that are for show! And is the donation tax deductible 

[windowwashers]

I have been thinking of making a donation from my business profits to my local NHS cancer unit, and wonder where you get the large cheques that are for show! And is the donation tax deductible 

not sure about the large cheques but what you want to do is great regardless, my niece is 3 has cancer is in a bad way lost her arm already, I am looking after her little brother 9 weeks old for a week while mum and neice in hospital again for radio therapy this has been going on 2 years now, your help is good and I salute you for helping.

A printer. sign writter can do you a cheque.


Ian

[Roy Harding]

Nice one Andy

Try this

h ttp://www.onlinesigns.biz/bigchecks.htm

Roy

[jeff1]

Donations to charity are tax deductible expenses. These donations can reduce your taxable income and lower your tax bill. Not everyone will be able to deduct their charitable contributions, however. You will need to itemise your tax deductions in order to claim any charity.

[Art]

I have been thinking of making a donation from my business profits to my local NHS cancer unit, and wonder where you get the large cheques that are for show! And is the donation tax deductible 

I think it's about 10% that you can give to charity. Best ask your accountant to be sure.

I've been think for a while of adding a charity page to one of my websites

[poleman]

Chaps big thanks to you all, it has restored my faith in CIU  Ian we clean the windows on a children’s ward, and man it puts life in full perspective

Andy

[RO-Sheen]

Good man poleman.

Window washers  - My thoughts are with your family. Hope she recovers well

[gmcs]

Speak to your bank they have these normaly Good one hope all goes well with her

[Glyn H]

The charity can claim the tax back that you would have paid for the amount of the donation at the end of the year also You make a declaration on your self assesment of the charitible contributions you made in the tax year.

Cannot see the point of paying out money for printing a  big cheque - just give that money to the charity too.

[jaykie]

Me and my wife have done a few charity events for the hospice that my daughter goes too

h ttp://www.demelzahouse.org/default.asp?id=279   and they themselves have always supplied the cheque which

the papers photograph you with, I too have thought about donating a % of each clean to a charity, i thought

about putting this on my fliers but didnt want other companys thinking i was just doing this too get more work.

chris

[ma159]

Your bank will be able to provide you with a large cheque for the presentation.

[David Slater]

I have been thinking of making a donation from my business profits to my local NHS cancer unit, and wonder where you get the large cheques that are for show! And is the donation tax deductible 

More importantly, ensure your donation is tax efficient:

Gift Aid

If you're self-employed or want to make a one-off donation or react to an appeal, Gift Aid is the best choice. It allows a charity to reclaim the basic-rate tax on donations made by UK taxpayers from the Inland Revenue. In addition, higher rate taxpayers can claim 18% tax relief on the gross amount of the donation, meaning that the donation costs them less.

You can make charitable donations by either or both methods – Gift Aid and Give As You Earn, but you can only claim tax relief once on each type of gift.

There are no longer any restrictions on charitable giving.

You must make a declaration to the charity that you want your donation to be treated as Gift Aid so that they can claim the tax back.

You can do this over the phone, but usually the charity will send you a form to sign. One declaration can be used to qualify as many gifts as you want or for whatever period you wish. Payments are then made direct to the organisations by cheque, direct debit, standing order or credit card. Donations can be made of any size and either on a regular basis or as a one-off gift.

Qualifying for Gift Aid

For your gift to qualify, you must pay at least as much tax as the amount the charities will reclaim on your gifts in the tax year in which you make them. The tax year runs from 6 April to 5 April the following year.

You must not receive excessive benefits in return for your gift. Further details are outlined in the Inland Revenue's leaflet on charity donations.

[Rob.Hall]

The charity should have donation forms so that they can claim the tax back as well.

[steve jamieson]

www.charity supplies.com do big cheques  , they are not cheap