btm said:

Witty Rejoinder said:

Arts said:

why? he was donating the money, just in his name, not the collective that actually put in for it.

Because those who bought the chocolate would be perfectly entitled to ask for a receipt and claim the tax deduction for themselves. The bloke administering this scheme is not allowed to double dip for any amount claimed by someone else. If people didn’t make the claim themselves then technically the tax paper isn’t being defrauded but then they’d be pretty silly to not bother if they bought multiple chocolates a year. Either way Mr Arts and his colleagues were certainly remiss in not doing so if they thought this was at all shonky.

It would all be in the terms and conditions of buying a full box off whichever organisation is making the provision.

No, the people who bought the chocolate bars received something in return for their money, so they’re not entitled to claim it as a donation.

That’s true. In that case I’m guessing there is some tax advantage to the organisation who provides the chocolates.