Can my company reimburse a charitable donation?

[washed up contractor]

Hello. My company would like to make a charitable donation but the site only accepts debit or credit cards. My company doesn't have a credit card and I don't want to use the debit card.

Can I pay this on my personal credit card and reimburse it as an expense? Of course I do this for many other transactions but want to make sure this is fine for a donation to a charity.

Thanks.

This is what a few MP's did. Make personal charitable donations then claimed them as expenses. They were rightly condemned for the action and had to pay the 'expense' back.

[l35kee]

You're going off to so more research around the security implications of using a debit card?

[northernladuk]

Don't forget to wear your tinfoil hat while researching.

[concord]

Thanks everyone for the responses. My personal credit card doesn't have any perks. I've always been leery of using a debit card, whether company or personal, because of fraud. I don't think I've ever used the company's debit card.

I always preferred to have a buffer between the merchant and the bank account but reimbursing fraudulent transactions made on a debit card may not be an issue the UK. I'll do a bit more research. Thanks again.

[jmo21]

the combo of him not wanting to use the company debit card, suggests he wants cash back or points via his personal credit card.

[Lance]

Why not make the donation personally in the first place? You’ll get tax relief on it as long as you don’t gift aid it. Or as the others suggest, use a debit card.

What’s wrong with using the debit card? Smells fishy to me. What are you not telling us?

[Darren at Fox-Bartfield]

Can I pay this on my personal credit card and reimburse it as an expense? Of course I do this for many other transactions but want to make sure this is fine for a donation to a charity.

Thanks.

Are you needing the points?

Definitely the company debit card.

[ladymuck]

Nothing wrong with the company making charitable donations but I agree with the above, what's wrong with using the company debit card?

[jmo21]

seems dubious if challenged.

Why don't you want to use the company debit card?

[concord]

Hello. My company would like to make a charitable donation but the site only accepts debit or credit cards. My company doesn't have a credit card and I don't want to use the debit card.

Can I pay this on my personal credit card and reimburse it as an expense? Of course I do this for many other transactions but want to make sure this is fine for a donation to a charity.

Thanks.