Charity Finance Group/ Institute of Fundraising Charities Tax Survey Methodology: ComRes interviewed 2,0 GB adults online between the th and th October 16. Data were weighted to be nationally representative of all GB adults aged 18+. ComRes is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules. All press releases or other publications must be checked with ComRes before use. ComRes requires 48 hours to check a press release unless otherwise agreed. For information about commissioning research please contact marc.hardwick@comresglobal.com or call + (0) 71. REPUTATION COMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC POLICY Four Millbank London SW1P 3JA T. + (0) 71 Rond-Point Schuman / Schumanplein 6 Box 5 10 Bruxelles T. + (0)2 2 82 /F Raffles City No.8 Xi Zang Middle Road HuangPu District Shanghai 0001 China T. + (0) 22 7674
Table 1 Q.1 Do you think UK registered charities should pay tax on money that is donated to them? Page 1 Gender Male Female 18- - - Age 45-55-64 + AB Social Grade C1 C2 DE Employment Sector Private Public 3 1001 0 333 3 4 1 523 6 8 1000 10 239 6 3 6 6 4 8 2 912 Yes - charities should pay tax on money that is donated to them 172 112 30 52 84 No - charities should not pay tax on money that is donated to them 1672 817 855 1 % 4 7 3 7 2 85% 3 3 84% 455 453 8 396 7 6 7 715 7 0 71 9 46 46 48 1
Table 1 Q.1 Do you think UK registered charities should pay tax on money that is donated to them? Page 2 Scotland Wales NET: England North East North West Region Yorkshire & Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West 1753 2 3 1 8 8 5 179 1 2 174 9 1 7 181 Yes - charities should pay tax on money that is donated to them 172 14 11 148 4 5% 10 17 9 5% 14 No - charities should not pay tax on money that is donated to them 1672 1 82 7 77 8 5 83% 8 143 7 1 % 1 3 75% 5 85% 146 0 18 12 1 6 11
Table 2 Q.2 Which of the following taxes, if any, do you think UK registered charities should pay? Page 3 Gender Male Female 18- - - Age 45-55-64 + AB Social Grade C1 C2 DE Employment Sector Private Public 3 1001 0 333 3 4 1 523 6 8 1000 10 239 6 3 6 6 4 8 2 912 National Insurance (a tax paid by employers and employees towards pension contributions) 775 3 393 3 2 76 2 109 142 3 1 2 % 2 % 9 155 158 3 2 Business rates (a tax paid by non-domestic properties to the local council) 339 172 167 76 106 1 79 74 33 157 VAT (a tax on goods and services) 1 4 39 81 100 39 149 Stamp Duty (a tax paid when purchasing a property worth more than 1,000 (domestic properties) or 1,000 (nonresidential properties)) 7 1 77 94 73 55 33 6 Insurance Premium Tax (a tax paid by insurers on insurance premiums) 2 143 15 49 23 98 Capital Gains Tax (a tax on the profit when you sell an asset that has increased in value) 109 89 70 100 Corporation Tax (a tax paid by businesses on profits from doing business, investments and selling assets) 3 115 30 46 33 94 6 309 2 69 2 1 109 117 87 2 1 2 171 2 142 1 71 2 1 4 168 2 96 2 76 58 73 1 96 123 45 187
Table 2 Q.2 Which of the following taxes, if any, do you think UK registered charities should pay? Page 4 Scotland Wales NET: England North East North West Region Yorkshire & Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West 1753 2 3 1 8 8 5 179 1 2 174 9 1 7 181 National Insurance (a tax paid by employers and employees towards pension contributions) 775 3 69 3 % 668 3 83 66 71 4 69 107 3 72 Business rates (a tax paid by non-domestic properties to the local council) 339 1 14 1 10 1 VAT (a tax on goods and services) 1 14 5 11 33 23 23 48 Stamp Duty (a tax paid when purchasing a property worth more than 1,000 (domestic properties) or 1,000 (nonresidential properties)) 7 2 6 39 56 Insurance Premium Tax (a tax paid by insurers on insurance premiums) 2 9 3 5 15 23 Capital Gains Tax (a tax on the profit when you sell an asset that has increased in value) 17 10 171 5 15 7 4% 15 42 Corporation Tax (a tax paid by businesses on profits from doing business, investments and selling assets) 3 10 5% 11 173 6 12 18 43 8 4% 6 2 3 539 58 52 2 42 2 58 2 2 93 4 7 2 42 2
Table 3 Q.3 Under current EU VAT laws, charities have to pay VAT on some of the services or products that they purchase. When Britain leaves the European Union, the UK Government will have control over VAT - including decisions on which products and services VAT should be paid, and which types of organisations should pay it. Which, if any, of the following statements best reflects your views on whether the government should amend the VAT laws in the future? Page 5 Gender Male Female 18- - - Age 45-55-64 + AB Social Grade C1 C2 DE Employment Sector Private Public 3 1001 0 333 3 4 1 523 6 8 1000 10 239 6 3 6 6 4 8 2 912 The government should amend VAT laws to ensure that charities can reclaim VAT on all products and services - this would reduce a charity's tax bill in the future 6 % 6 1 4 0 % 8 6 9 6 306 6 6 4 5 5 6 306 1 72% 1 The government should not amend VAT laws to ensure that charities can reclaim VAT on all products and services - this would mean that a charity's tax bill would stay the same in the future 3 7 166 49 48 1 114 102 83 184 3 153 2 58 1 1 56 56 1 76 1 89 111 7
Table 3 Q.3 Under current EU VAT laws, charities have to pay VAT on some of the services or products that they purchase. When Britain leaves the European Union, the UK Government will have control over VAT - including decisions on which products and services VAT should be paid, and which types of organisations should pay it. Which, if any, of the following statements best reflects your views on whether the government should amend the VAT laws in the future? Page 6 Scotland Wales NET: England North East North West Region Yorkshire & Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West 1753 2 3 1 8 8 5 179 1 2 174 9 1 7 181 The government should amend VAT laws to ensure that charities can reclaim VAT on all products and services - this would reduce a charity's tax bill in the future 106 5 66 1116 71% 153 % 1 70% 117 64% 1 1 53% 0 6 111 % The government should not amend VAT laws to ensure that charities can reclaim VAT on all products and services - this would mean that a charity's tax bill would stay the same in the future 3 17 308 15 41 30 67 % 3 6 10 42 41 57 2
Table 4 Q.4 When thinking about how Brexit will affect the UK, which organisations or sectors do you think the government should be consulting with about... Getting the best deal for the UK Page 7 Gender Male Female 18- - - Age 45-55-64 + AB Social Grade C1 C2 DE Employment Sector Private Public 3 1001 0 333 3 4 1 523 6 8 1000 10 239 6 3 6 6 4 8 2 912 The UK Parliament 12 5 6 6 1 183 52% 189 3 5 184 % 7 % 3 3 5 3 153 5 UK businesses 1168 585 5 583 1 % 175 4 184 2 % 176 5 7 3 0 2 9 1 % 8 Devolved Governments (e.g. Scottish Government, Welsh Executive, Northern Ireland Executive) 874 4 423 102 145 142 146 3 6 2 4 8 166 % 7 3 123 4 7 Think tanks 7 7 3 91 3 114 1 1 1 3 167 2 1 149 164 99 3 0 Charities and civil society groups 5 2 1 2 301 2 2 93 2 123 2 109 171 1 2 104 143 2 83 2 2 The media 8 171 7 52 79 76 96 81 100 53 176 1 3 6 183 39 82 57 72 87 67 94 1 1
Table 4 Q.4 When thinking about how Brexit will affect the UK, which organisations or sectors do you think the government should be consulting with about... Getting the best deal for the UK Page 8 Scotland Wales NET: England North East North West Region Yorkshire & Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West 1753 2 3 1 8 8 5 179 1 2 174 9 1 7 181 The UK Parliament 12 5 107 5 1023 5 48 3 5 110 96 110 1 5 156 % 108 UK businesses 1168 100 56 53% 2 49 4 89 % 118 64% 91 1 158 5 1 Devolved Governments (e.g. Scottish Government, Welsh Executive, Northern Ireland Executive) 874 110 % 53 % 710 % 75 69 3 67 % 117 % Think tanks 7 4 7 % 72 55 73 3 3 115 93 Charities and civil society groups 5 2 49 2 2 485 2 43 % % % 87 74 2 The media 8 1 3 1 39 1 52 3 18 9 1 23 46 48
Table 5 Q.4 When thinking about how Brexit will affect the UK, which organisations or sectors do you think the government should be consulting with about... Deciding future policies (i.e. once the UK has left the EU) Page 9 Gender Male Female 18- - - Age 45-55-64 + AB Social Grade C1 C2 DE Employment Sector Private Public 3 1001 0 333 3 4 1 523 6 8 1000 10 239 6 3 6 6 4 8 2 912 The UK Parliament 11 5 557 6 6 1 % 4 8 5 6 8 5 3 % 4 5 2 % 1 % Devolved Governments (e.g. Scottish Government, Welsh Executive, Northern Ireland Executive) 9 4 7 487 4 118 4 1 1 157 9 4 0 4 1 4 8 4 166 % 230 4 1 4 3 UK businesses 9 5 423 115 1 9 4 2 4 7 4 2 3 % 94 % 3 Think tanks 699 3 0 117 1 108 155 5 % 184 1 2 1 82 304 Charities and civil society groups 642 6 6 98 108 111 106 2 82 2 6 1 115 2 1 79 7 2 The media 3 171 1 67 85 96 82 156 3 156 92 72 1 1
Table 5 Q.4 When thinking about how Brexit will affect the UK, which organisations or sectors do you think the government should be consulting with about... Deciding future policies (i.e. once the UK has left the EU) Page 10 Scotland Wales NET: England North East North West Region Yorkshire & Humberside West Midlands East Midlands Eastern London South East South West 1753 2 3 1 8 8 5 179 1 2 174 9 1 7 181 The UK Parliament 11 5 102 58 1 5 55 64% 1 64% 107 4 93 110 5 110 Devolved Governments (e.g. Scottish Government, Welsh Executive, Northern Ireland Executive) 9 4 115 64% 52% 766 43 % 98 72 3 74 4 3 1 4 1 % UK businesses 9 % 758 45 52% 95 85 4 66 77 3 117 145 % Think tanks 699 53 3 5 73 2 3 102 Charities and civil society groups 642 56 33 % 55 2 % 3 83 2 The media 3 16 3 17 1 3 301 11 41 1 45 42 46 1