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Help with charitable giving on your Self Assessment tax return

Find information on completing the charitable giving section of your Self Assessment tax return.

Donations by individuals to charity or to community amateur sports clubs (CASCs) are tax free. This is called tax relief. The tax goes to you or the charity and how this works depends on how you donate.

Helpsheets for filling in your tax return

Helpsheets provide information which can help you complete certain sections of your Self Assessment tax return.

Use Charitable giving tax relief (Self Assessment helpsheet HS342) if you donate to charity through:

  • Gift Aid
  • Payroll Giving
  • gifts of shares and securities
  • gifts of land or buildings

HMRC YouTube video

Watch a video of a recorded webinar about other income and tax reliefs on your online tax return.

Other income and tax reliefs on your online tax return

You will learn about:

  • other income, such as work pensions
  • tax reliefs, including payments to charity

Register for webinars

Webinars provide further information about sections of your Self Assessment Tax return.

Register for the next live webinar about other income and tax reliefs on your online tax return.

More information on charitable giving

Find out about tax relief when you donate to a charity

Work out how much tax relief you can claim if you donate or sell land, property or shares to a charity.

Updates to this page

Published 22 January 2025

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