Earlier in 2014, we released an update allowing unlocking of previously submitted repayment claims. This is useful in circumstances where HMRC has rejected the claim for technical reasons such as authorised signatory details not matching its records. This new update shows a note indicating that the claim has already been submitted once and on what […]

Incorrect authorised signatory details are a common cause of rejected repayment claims by HMRC. These are situations where the signatory details submitted with a claim do not match what is held on HMRC’s systems. The most common reason for this is a change of officer situation where details are updated on Fund Filer but HMRC […]

Donors can now be marked as ‘Gift Aid’ or not via a simple tick box on donor records, shown below. The previous ‘declaration date’ field is still present but now optional. The spreadsheet template for uploading donors has also now been amended to reflect this update.

Fund Filer’s ‘Giving Levels’ report is a potentially invaluable resource form income an campaign planning. It shows how many donors are giving regularly and at what contribution levels. It becomes increasingly useful as data builds up on Fund Filer. The report works in bands, £1-£3, £4-£6, £7-£10 and so on via one axis, with frequency […]

The Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme is an excellent opportunity to reclaim Gift Aid without any audit trail or paperwork. This is fine for genuinely anonymous cash gifts, but donations from non-taxpayers making regular donations qualify for GASDS in just the same way as loose cash donations. Most Fund Filer users still like to keep […]

A report showing all GASDS postings, claimed and unclaimed, is now available from the Reports menu. It includes whether conventional GASDS donations made through the GASDS page, and donations from individual ‘non-taxpayer’ donors added to GASDS. The report includes all the details about the record, including fund, any community building involved and any notes about […]