UK charity tax reliefs extending to European organisations - CIOT

Extending UK charity tax reliefs to certain organisations in EuropeCIOT comments 27 April 2010We suggest that HMRC make a further announcement clarifying the position andpublicising the rights of taxpayers correctly.We look forward to hearing from you.Yours sincerelyNigel EastawayChairman, EUHR Sub-Committeecc: Charity Policy Tax Team, HMRC - charitypolicy.taxteam@hmrc.gsi.gov.ukThe Chartered Institute of TaxationThe Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) is a charity and the leading professionalbody in the United Kingdom concerned solely with taxation. The CIOT’s primarypurpose is to promote education and study of the administration and practice oftaxation. One of the key aims is to achieve a better, more efficient, tax system for allaffected by it – taxpayers, advisers and the authorities.The CIOT’s comments and recommendations on tax issues are made solely in orderto achieve its primary purpose: it is politically neutral in its work. The CIOT will seekto draw on its members’ experience in private practice, Government, commerce andindustry and academia to argue and explain how public policy objectives (to theextent that these are clearly stated or can be discerned) can most effectively beachieved.The CIOT’s 15,000 members have the practising title of ‘Chartered Tax Adviser’.P/tech/subsfinal/EUHR 2 27.4.10