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Give Your Favorite Charity a Boost

23 November 2011

There are 38 days left until the end of the year. That means you have just a little over a month to whittle down your taxable income (yeah, we tax people tend to think about the end of the year in slightly different ways). Sure, you could buy your entire family and staff a set [...]

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IRS Announces Tax Relief for Joplin, Other Areas Affected By Storms

27 May 2011

The images and stories to come out of Joplin, Missouri over the past week have been heartbreaking. The death toll is now estimated to be 132 with an additional 156 people unaccounted for as yet. With all of the sadness, loss and disruptions facing the folks in Joplin, the last thing they need to be [...]

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Congress Wants You To Give To Haiti. But Just Haiti.

26 January 2010

On January 12, a massive earthquake struck Haiti. The earthquake measured 7.0 on the Richter Scale. Devastating aftershocks followed. The confirmed death toll is 150,000 people and the Red Cross estimates that nearly 3 million people will be affected by the disaster. By comparison, Hurricane Katrina, considered to be the largest natural disaster in the [...]

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Ask the Taxgirl: Blood Donations

14 August 2007

Taxpayer asks: I regularly donate blood to the Red Cross. Can I deduct this on my taxes? Taxgirl says: This is by far the most interesting question that I’ve ever received on Ask the Taxgirl – and I’ve received some pretty good queries! It’s interesting because my first thought was “why not?” It’s a product. [...]

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