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Before you start to set up a charity make sure that you know it is the best option for what you want to do.
Find out what a charity is, how VAT affects charities, how to treat a charity's income for VAT and what VAT reliefs a charity can get on what it buys.
How to decide what your charity’s purposes are and write them in the ‘objects’ clause of your governing document.
Find guidance on raising funds for your charity and what trustees need to consider.
Settle disputes between your charity's trustees, staff or members to avoid putting your charity’s funds and users at risk.
Find out about the rules you must follow for spending, borrowing from, or transferring your charity’s permanent endowment.
Find out if you can get a refund on goods and services under a VAT Refund Scheme if you’re a charity.
The rules for charities that want to support, or oppose, a change in government policy or the law.
You can claim a relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing goods for charitable use.
Find out how to make sure that your charity’s money is safe, properly used and accounted for.
How charities can improve their impact on the environment and be energy efficient.
Read about the changes that have been introduced by the Charities Act 2022.
The Charity Commission has opened an inquiry into Trust Property Held In Connection With The London Spiritual Mission.
How to set up and use your new 'Charity Commission Account' to access online services on behalf of your charity.
Find out when you can zero rate VAT for advertisements and goods used for the collection of donations.
VAT relief available to charities - relief, what you pay, registering, charging VAT
How to transfer all your charity’s assets to another charity if it merges, changes structure or closes.
You can start to raise funds for your charity once you have your governing document and trustees in place.
Find out how you could help run a charity by volunteering as a charity trustee.
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