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Written question asked by Chris Bryant (Labour) on Monday, 24 February 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 February 2020 (named day). It was answered by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 February 2020 on behalf of the Treasury.


Crowdfunding: Taxation

Question

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

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.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
19775
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Taxation Revenue and Customs Storms Crowdfunding
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk