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How to follow the law if you sell alcohol at a charity event, including when you need to pay tax.
What a charity registration certificate is and how to get one.
Find out how trustees can make the right decisions about investing charity funds.
Guidance for individuals about automatic disqualification rules, what to do if you become disqualified and how to apply for a waiver.
What charities need to consider when campaigning or engaging in political activity. Also includes guidance about Elections and Referendums.
Guidance on what purposes can be charitable.
Read about the changes that have been introduced by the Charities Act 2022.
How to apply to remove a trustee’s legal name from public display on the charity register in England and Wales (known as a dispensation).
How trustees can identify, assess and manage risks to their charity.
Key issues and questions for charities to consider based on insights from our casework into campaigning and political activity during previous election periods.
Find how to claim top-up payments on small donations up to £30 if you’re a charity or community amateur sports club (CASC).
Find recognised suppliers and software to file charity repayment claims online.
How a person can be disqualified as a charity trustee, and key checks to make of registers of removed trustees.
Find out what it means to be a charity and what to do if setting up a charity is the right option for you.
How to raise funds effectively and legally, protecting the public’s trust and confidence in your charity’s work.
Find out about making valid trustee decisions that are in your charity’s best interests.
Find out what your charity must send to the Commission and what services to use to help you get things right.
This guidance for charities explains the automatic disqualification rules.
Find out if you can get a refund on goods and services under a VAT Refund Scheme if you’re a charity.
Find out what charity reserves are and how to develop and report on a charity's reserves policy.
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