For individual taxpayers each financial year ends on the 31st March. If you have given any donations of $5 or more to the Cancer Society in one tax year and you have kept the receipts, you can claim a tax rebate.

To calculate your rebate, add up all your donations to approved organisations. If the total amount you have donated this year is:

• less than $1500, divide the total by 3 (33 and a 1/3 cent in the dollar).
• $1500 or more, your rebate is $500. $500 is the maximum rebate you can claim. Your partner may claim a rebate of up to $500 for donations you have made over $1500, but only if they have a taxable income, as Inland Revenue cannot refund the rebate.

The tax rules mean that every time you give to the Cancer Society you will get a third of your donation back in tax rebate (maximum $500). As a non-government funded charity the Cancer Society totally relies on your generosity and we thank you for your donation.