Where I pay taxes, I cannot donate money to non-profit registered in another country and write off the tax. Therefore, if I am a business my donation is taxed as cash spending. If I have already paid PAYE tax, I cannot apply for a tax refund on my donation. My country is not subsiding another country's non-profits. Neither is yours.
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No, you are not. Freely given donations for which nothing is given in return are outside the scope of VAT, GST or sales tax.
Where I pay taxes, I cannot donate money to non-profit registered in another country and write off the tax. Therefore, if I am a business my donation is taxed as cash spending. If I have already paid PAYE tax, I cannot apply for a tax refund on my donation. My country is not subsiding another country's non-profits. Neither is yours.
An example from the U.S.: http://nonprofit.about.com/od/fordonors/qt/internationaltaxd...