Your donation is tax efficient

Tick, Sign, SendYour donation could be worth up to €1.6 million to Barnardos!

Have you donated €250 or more to Barnardos in any one of or all of the last four years? If so, and you are a PAYE tax payer, Barnardos can claim up to 72% more from the revenue on your donations AT NO EXTRA COST TO YOU! Please look out for your letter and tax form(s) which we will send you in the next few weeks in the post.

If everyone returns their signed tax forms, we estimate that we can reclaim up to €1.6 million from the Government. Just think what a massive difference that could make to our work – without costing our supporters like you a single cent extra!

When you get your forms, all you need to do is:

• Tick the rate of tax you pay and fill in your PPS number

• Sign your name at the bottom of the form and date it

• Send the form(s) in the enclosed pre-paid envelope to us so we can submit our claim to the revenue as soon as possible

If you haven’t received anything in the post you can download a copy of the tax form now. Simply complete the form and return it to:

Barnardos Tax Back Appeal
Freepost F126
Christchurch Square
Dublin 8

If you have any questions about completing the form(s), you can speak in confidence to Seán on 01 7080 475 or email taxbackappeal@barnardos.ie  Helping us reclaim this money will not affect your tax status in any way, and any tax details included in the forms you return to us will remain 100% confidential.

How the Tax Effective Giving Scheme Works:

  •  You must pay PAYE tax to qualify
  • It doesn’t matter if you give to other charities. The enclosed tax form(s) only contain details of donations made to Barnardos
  • If you are unemployed now, but were employed throughout the year of the eligible claim, then we will still be able to claim for that year
  • We cannot claim if you are self-assessed, but you can claim this yourself as part of your own tax returns. Just call us to request a summary of donations for that year
  • Married couples are usually taxed as one, so either partner can sign the form.
  • PAYE taxpayers cannot make a claim on their own donations.
  • Unfortunately, some Pensioners can sometimes pay PAYE tax on their pension, so the eligible years might still be claimable.
  • If you have more than one form, please sign and return ALL of them as they have to be    signed separately for each year.
  • It won’t cost you a cent extra.

Thank you for your continued support.