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title: "Creating and Managing GASDS Claims"
slug: "creating-and-managing-gasds-claims"
updated: 2026-04-07T04:50:57Z
published: 2026-04-07T04:50:57Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Creating and Managing GASDS Claims

### Setting the Claim Date Range

When creating or editing a claim, the user must specify the date range for the claim. Rules:

- The date range must fall **within the selected financial year**
- Claims **may overlap**, but infoodle will warn the user
- Transactions already included in another claim will not be duplicated

#### Why Overlapping Is Allowed

Some organisations receive data from multiple sources at different times (e.g., parishes submitting data late). Allowing overlapping date ranges ensures that late‑arriving transactions can still be included in a claim.

### Default Start Date

infoodle will suggest:

- The first day of the tax year (6 April), or
- The day after the previous claim ended

### Method‑Specific Requirements

Depending on the claiming method selected for the year:

- **General Method** - Requirements > GASDS > Donations
- **Community Buildings Method** - Requirements > GASDS > Community Buildings

Next steps

[Understanding the GASDS Annual Allowance](/v1/docs/understanding-the-gasds-annual-allowance) [Creating a GASDS Claim](/v1/docs/creating-a-claim) [Adjustments in GASDS Claims](/v1/docs/adjustments-in-gasds-claims) [Filing GASDS Claims](/v1/docs/filing-gasds-claims)