Supporting the Vision
to be at the heart of the community Much of which needs financial support to make it happen. A leaflet outlining the Vision and the many different ways that we are actively engaged in our local community can be found here. There are a number of ways that you can support the mission and ministry of Rushen Parish. You can give by:
I give the sum of — pounds to Rushen Parochial Church Council for the general purposes of the Council and I direct that the receipt of the Treasurer for the time being of the Council shall be a sufficient discharge to my executors.
Why reclaim the tax ? If you are an Isle of Man taxpayer, covenants and gifts (either by standing order or one-off donations) are two tax-effective ways in which you can help. This is because the Parochial Church Council is in law a charity (it is exempted by the Religious Charities Regulations 1999 from registration under the Charities Registration Act 1989). You can claim tax relief for gifts or covenanted payments, or for both. (If you do not pay Isle of Man income tax you should take appropriate advice.) Gifts to charities, that are more than £100 but not exceeding £7,000 in any tax year, are deductible from an individual's income for tax purposes. For example, if you give the Church £500 out of taxed income, the cost to you is £500. But if you pay tax at 10% or more, and give the Church £555.56, you can claim tax relief on that amount. The cost to you, after tax, is still £500, but the Church is £55.56 better off. Note however that the minimum annual amount allowed as a deduction in respect of individuals is £100 per charity. The £100 can be made up of either a single payment or be the total of a number of smaller payments made to the same charity during the year. |