EV is not authorised to give financial guidance on tax matters - grantees should seek their own financial advice if they have any uncertainties. The following documents can provide some insights but EV is not liable if the information is inaccurate and/or out of date:
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For individual grant recipients paying tax in the UK: consult this document. Please consider that the document was last reviewed in August 2019.
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For individual grant recipients paying tax in the US: consult this document. This was last reviewed in January 2021.
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For individual grant recipients paying tax in Canada: consult this document. This was last reviewed in March 2021.
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For individual grant recipients paying tax in Germany: English version and German version. These were last reviewed in August 2021.
We also list a few general suggestions, though please note that they do not constitute professional financial advice:
- If the grant is your primary source of income, many jurisdictions will treat it as taxable income (typically in the form of self-employment). This means that you are responsible for declaring it as income and pay taxes on it.
- If the grant exclusively pays for project expenses (e.g., event expenses, contractors, or university tuition in the case of a scholarship), many jurisdictions will not require you to declare it, though it depends on the details.
- Either way, we recommend asking your tax advisor for help. If you do not have a tax advisor, you might want to ask Crowe, a firm EV has been working with for a large number of countries. If you need funding to pay for tax advice, please budget for it as part of your grant application.
We are working to improve this page over time. If you are aware of useful guidance or received professional tax advice that can be shared with other grantees, please let us know by sending an email to grants@ev.org and we may link to it from here.