# GiftEase's inSynch database plugin to ease Gift Aid reclaims

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/03/26/giftease039s-insynch-database-plugin-ease-gift-aid-reclaims/
- Published: 2010-03-26T16:47:09+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Charity IT specialists GiftEase have announced inSynch, a plugin application that
can work with almost any charity database and which will produce “error free tax
claims in a matter of hours.”**

[InSynch](https://www.gift-ease.net/GEM/Default.aspx?tabid=103) features GiftEase’s
Gift Aid Validation Engine (GAVE) which can target and identify donations failing
any of over 30 HMRC rules. This is used to validate a charity’s Gift Aid records,
blocking invalid donations, and removing the need for manual checking and importing/
exporting of data. It includes information and explanations on any records that 
fail the Gift Aid audit.

InSynch plugs in to any database based on SQL. Charity staff with “absolutely no
knowledge of Gift Aid or financial know how” can then create templates that are 
then used to run tax claims and Gift Aid auditing, whether it is for sponsorship,
major donors, or data from external bureaux.

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GiftEase say that it can handle data rapidly, for example processing up to 250,000
donations in under four hours.

“We have always had very positive feedback from the bigger charities regarding GiftEase”,
said Kevin Robson, GiftEase MD. “But the barrier to moving forward has been the 
reluctance to run more than one database or try and convince the charity’s stakeholders
to move from their current database. Charities make a huge investment in databases
particularly for fundraising so inSynch is the perfect Gift Aid solution partner
for any charity.”

 * **[50% higher rate tax is good for Gift Aid donations](https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/03/28/50-higher-rate-tax-good-gift-aid-donations/)**(
   28 March 2010)
 * **[CAF examines how technology can boost Gift Aid](https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/04/06/caf-examines-how-technology-can-boost-gift-aid/)**(
   6 April 2010)
 * **[An alternative approach to Gift Aid reform](https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/07/13/alternative-approach-gift-aid-reform/)**(
   13 July 2010)