The Treasury has published a consultation document on how to increase the level of Gift Aid take up on digital donations, such as those made online or by text message, as well as other improvements to Gift Aid.

Gift Aid is one of the biggest and best known tax reliefs that benefit the charitable sector.

The government announced at Budget 2013 that it would 'consult on proposals to make it easier to claim Gift Aid through a wide range of digital giving channels, including options for enabling donors to complete a single Gift Aid declaration to cover all their donations through a specific channel'.

This consultation, which closes on 20 September 2013, applies to charities, intermediaries and donors.

It seeks views on how intermediaries might collect Gift Aid on behalf of charities and how the wording of the Gift Aid declaration might be improved.

The Treasury further seeks views on a database of universal Gift Aid declarations and wider improvements to Gift Aid.

More details are available from Gov.uk HERE