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The Question of the Week
What is solidarity rounding?
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The question: More and more shops offer to the cash register to round up to the euro the amount of purchases to the benefit of an association. How does it work? Can we be sure that these donations will go to the intended recipients?
Service-public's response: Created in 2009, rounding is a participatory donation device that involves asking customers of certain brands to round the amount of their basket to the next euro to give the difference to an association. This procedure is monitored and all donations made are returned to the association.
How to make a donation with the solidarity rounding in store?
There are three ways you can make a donation through this system:
- by asking the cash register (when the shop has set it up);
- accepting it when the cashier offers it;
- by pressing the green key directly on the bank card payment terminal.
FYI
There is also rounding on salary, online or on bank statements.
Where do the donations go?
This system is developed by recognized solidarity companies of social benefit controlled by endowment funds which centralize the donations collected and ensure free of charge (without commission or percentage) and in full transparency their return to non-profit organizations. The approval of such companies shall be provided for in the law on social and solidarity economy.
The associations themselves undertake to submit clearly identified assignments.
Please note
Donations to general interest associations are deductible from income tax for taxable persons. For cash rounding, if a customer can demonstrate a minimum of €5 of donations in the year, he can receive a receipt for the amount of his donations by providing his receipts. Inquire with the relevant brand.
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