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UIN 19775

Crowdfunding: Taxation

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

Introduced

24 February 2020

Last action

27 February 2020 · Answer

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Answered

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Taxation

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27 February 2020

Taxation

Summary

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC will treat crowd funded payments to people affected by Storm Dennis as taxable income.

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  1. 24 February 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC will treat crowd funded payments to people affected by Storm Dennis as taxable income.

    Source: Commons

  2. 27 February 2020

    Answer

    Gratuitous payments to people, made from a pot of funds raised by crowdfunding, will not be taxable income. To be gratuitous, there must be no agreement or expectation that the recipient will provide something in return.

    Source: Written answer

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