# Charity Commission opens 2017 annual return service

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/08/28/charity-commission-opens-2017-annual-return-service/
- Published: 2017-08-28T08:00:57+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Charity Commission’s 2017 annual return service is now available.**

All charities have a legal obligation to submit a return to the Charity Commission.
What charities need to submit in its [annual return](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/prepare-a-charity-annual-return)
depends on their annual income.

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 * under £10,000, you just need to submit your charity’s income and expenditure 
   figures – the Commission says the easiest way to do this is through the annual
   return service
 * between £10,001 and £25,000, you need to complete an annual return form
 * more than £25,000, you must submit an annual return form with a set of annual
   accounts as well as an independent examiners’ or audit report and a trustees’
   annual report (TAR)

The Charity Commission also provides a [guide to the accounting essentials for charities](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/charity-reporting-and-accounting-the-essentials-march-2015-cc15c),
which explains the type of accounts a charity has to prepare, and whether they need
an audit or independent examination.

All Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs) need to submit an annual return
and annual accounts. If a CIO has an income over £25,000 it also need to submit 
an independent examiners’ or audit report along with a trustees’ annual report.

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