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12 Days of Charitable Giving: Critical Exposure

21 December 2011

It’s the fourth day of my annual 12 Days of Charitable Giving. Each of the 12 charities that I’ll be featuring in the series was suggested by a reader as a charity that could use a boost this holiday season. I’ll be posting one a day for – well, 12 days (I’m clever that way). [...]

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Fix The Tax Code Friday: Charitable Org Reporting

8 October 2010

The IRS has been ramping up its campaign advising that charitable organizations of all sizes are now required to file annual information returns. The annual gross receipts of the charitable organization determines the kind of return to be filed. This has become a confusing issue for many smaller charities which have inconsistent receipts – some [...]

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Smaller Charities Get Important Extension

27 July 2010

Smaller charities, meaning those that have annual gross receipts of less than $25,000, may be at risk this year of losing their tax-exempt status. Under a 2006 law, those charities were required to file a form 990-N (sometimes called an e-postcard) with IRS each year. Failing to file for three years in a row results [...]

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Charitable Donations for Haiti Tallied

12 July 2010

It has been a grim year for most charitable organizations over the past two years. Giving has been down markedly, with gifts in 2008 representing the largest dip in charitable giving (-5.7%) in more than five decades. That’s why the total amount of donations made to various relief agencies in Haiti is fairly mind-boggling. According [...]

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Tax Exempt Organizations Face Crucial Deadline

14 May 2010

Years ago, small tax exempt organizations had it easy. So long as they raised less than $25,000 in a calendar year, they general didn’t have to file an informational return with IRS. Easy. That all changed in 2006. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 made it mandatory for most tax-exempt organizations to file an annual [...]

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Taxes, Donations and Lending a Hand

21 December 2009

In the tradition of tax years past, it’s the season to talk about charitable contributions! Charitable donations are an excellent way to reduce your tax burden for the year, all while doing something for the greater good. But as with everything in tax law, there are rules that need to be followed. For one, you [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Volunteering and Charitable Deductions

16 August 2009

Taxpayer asks: My wife is a Girl Scouts Leader. Is all of her time and contributions to the troop tax deductible? If so, how? Taxgirl says: Okay, the bad news first: the value of your time spent volunteering for charitable organizations is never deductible. Ever. But there is good news! Out of pocket expenses relating [...]

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12 Days of Charitable Giving

22 November 2008

The end of the year is almost upon us and you know what that means: it’s your last chance to make your tax deductible charitable gift! Yeah, we tax people tend to think about the end of the year in slightly different ways… This is a tough year for a lot of folks. Charities are [...]

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Not Such a Gay Ol’ Time in California

9 October 2008

When all else fails, hit ‘em in the pocketbook… This week, supporters of Proposition 8, which would ban gay marriage in California, released an ad, pictured above. The ad claims that under current law, gay marriage would be promoted in public schools and warned that churches which opposed same-sex unions would lose their tax exempt [...]

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IRS Car Charity Rules Drives Donations Down

14 July 2008

I’m sure that you’ve seen a number of signs and ads that encourage you to donate your vehicle to charity. In our area, they’re plastered all over the place… Do they actually work? Not so much anymore. In 2004, Congress changed the rules regarding car donations for charity. The rules more or less limited the [...]

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