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AFP eWire
February 14, 2005
Congressional Committee Proposes New Limits on Charitable Deductions A new report by the Joint Committee on Taxation in Congress includes proposals to limit or eliminate certain types of deductions for charitable giving. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
November 21, 2005
U.S. Senate Passes Tax Reconciliation Bill Containing Giving Incentives and New Taxes on Certain Contributions In general, the Senate bill appears to be a mixed bag for the sector, containing a number of provisions that appear likely to boost charitable giving. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
May 9, 2005
Legislative Update: Finance Committee Presses Forward with Reforms The Senate Finance Committee is now seeking to attach its proposed charitable reforms to completely unrelated legislation. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
October 18, 2011
Take Action Today to Oppose Any Tax Reforms That Would Harm Charitable Giving! The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing regarding the charitable deduction and discussed alternatives to the current itemized deduction. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
May 21, 2004
Gifts of Patents, Intellectual Property Under Congressional Microscope A provision in the JOBS (Jumpstart our Business Strength) Act, recently passed by the Senate, would limit a donor's deduction for gifts of intellectual property. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
September 20, 2011
AFP Opposes Capping Itemized Deductions, Including Charitable, to Pay for President's Jobs Bill AFP is chairing a coalition of groups to oppose any caps that would negatively affect charities. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
September 27, 2011
Action Alert: Charitable Deduction Will the deficit reduction super committee, composed of six House members and six Senators, consider the cap on itemized deductions? mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
April 18, 2005
U.S. House Ways and Means Committee to Hold Hearing on the Tax-Exempt Sector Following in the footsteps of the Senate Finance Committee's April 5, 2005, hearing on the charitable sector, the House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing titled "An Overview of the Tax-Exempt Sector." mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
July 24, 2006
IRS Releases Data on Noncash Charitable Contributions For the first time, the IRS has gathered information about noncash charitable contributions, including type of gifts, donor demographics and which organizations were most likely to receive noncash contributions. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
February 28, 2014
Charities, Fundraisers Call New Tax Plan a "Mixed Bag"--Appreciate Simplification, Concerned About Impact on Giving The Association of Fundraising Professionals today expressed its appreciation to Rep. Dave Camp (R-Minn.) for recognizing the unique value of the charitable deduction in his new plan that seeks to simplify the tax code. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
May 2, 2005
Passage of Major Charitable Reforms by Memorial Day? According to Capitol Hill staff, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, is seeking to have his charitable reform measures passed by Memorial Day. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
March 27, 2006
New Non-itemizer Deduction Penalizes Donors Who Itemize The non-itemizer deduction in the Senate-passed tax reconciliation bill contains an unprecedented floor for charitable contributions that effectively taxes donors who itemize their gifts. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
May 6, 2004
Grassley Continues Investigation of In-Kind Donations The Senate Finance Committee is planning to conduct hearings over the summer regarding charitable donations of in-kind gifts, due to donors significantly over-inflating values in order to claim larger tax deductions. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
July 8, 2015
Senate Working Groups Highlight Charitable Giving Incentives in Tax Reform "Exploration" Charitable giving incentives, including the IRA Rollover Provision, were featured prominently in the reports of the Senate Finance Committee working groups that identified key areas for future consideration during the tax reform debate. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
April 28, 2008
Keeping Up With Recent Tax Law Changes A recent article offers some helpful reminders for fundraisers and donors alike for navigating tax deductions for charitable gifts. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
April 29, 2015
Canada: Federal Budget Includes Key Giving, Charity Provisions Pushed by Charities, Fundraisers AFP will be discussing provisions with Members of Parliament and calling on its members, as well as all charities across Canada, to contact their MPs to support these important philanthropic proposals. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
August 11, 2008
IRS Shares New Proposed Rules for Charitable Gift Deductions The IRS proposed new guidelines on Thursday, Aug. 7, that define its requirements for documenting the value of cash and noncash gifts submitted as tax deductible. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
April 25, 2005
House Ways and Means Committee Holds Hearing on the Tax-Exempt Sector The hearing examined the legal history of the tax-exempt sector, its size, scope and impact on the economy, the need for congressional oversight, IRS oversight of the sector and what the IRS is doing to improve compliance with the law. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
February 4, 2015
Charitable Giving Coalition Letter to the President The Charitable Giving Coalition, a diverse group representing private and community foundations, supports the language included in the Buffett rule proposal in the Administration's FY 2016 Budget that specifically protects the full value of charitable deduction. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
May 7, 2013
Taxation Committee Releases List of Reform Proposals for Charities, Philanthropy The IRA Rollover, the non-itemizer deduction and the conversion of the charitable deduction into a tax credit are just some of the proposals included in the Joint Committee on Taxation's report on the House Ways and Means Committee's Tax Reform Working Groups. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
November 8, 2011
Take Action-- Write to Your Member of Congress Take action today to urge your Members of Congress to oppose any tax reforms that would harm charitable giving. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
August 18, 2006
IRA Rollover Signed Into Law President Bush signed into law a pension reform bill that includes several giving incentives, including the IRA rollover provision. Fundraising strategies and plans will need to be immediately adjusted. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
June 30, 2009
Help AFP Fight Proposals That Would Limit Charitable Deductions The White House continues to press for harmful limits on charitable deductions to fund healthcare reforms. AFP urges you to contact members of Congress immediately to oppose these measures. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
December 20, 2011
AFP, Nonprofit Coalition Urge Congress to Preserve Charitable Tax Deduction The Association of Fundraising Professionals recently circulated a letter urging the Senate Finance Committee and the Members of Congress who were members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to preserve the current charitable deduction. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
January 20, 2004
Feds Ready to Crack Down on Certain Charitable Deductions The U.S. federal government, including Congress, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service are all paying close attention to certain types of charitable deductions they believe donors are taking advantage of. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
September 6, 2005
Charity Reform: Overview of Finance Committee Accountability Proposals This month, the committee is expected to finally introduce legislation that will cover a number of areas related to charity accountability and operations. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
November 8, 2004
Bush, Congress at Odds Over Charities? At his first press conference since being reelected, President Bush indicated that tax reform will be a priority in his second term and stated that tax incentives for charitable giving are very important and should not reduced. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
December 8, 2009
Decreasing Value of Charitable Deduction Would Have Negative Impact, Many Charities Say More than half of charitable fundraisers surveyed indicated their organizations would be hurt by a White House proposal to decrease the value of the charitable deduction. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
May 16, 2005
Legislative Update: Interim Nonprofit Panel Comments Due May 19 The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector has invited the nonprofit community to comment on a new set of draft recommendations designed to strengthen the governance, transparency, and ethical conduct of charitable organizations. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
December 19, 2005
House Passes Tax Reconciliation Bill Without Charitable Giving Incentives or Reforms The House approved H.R. 4297, the Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005, by a vote of 234 -- 197 without any of the charitable giving incentives found in the Senate approved companion legislation. However, there does appear to be some negotiating room for the future. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
November 30, 2010
Proposed Deficit Reduction Measures Could Curb Charitable Giving Two organizations tasked with confronting the U.S. federal deficit have issued draft proposals to reduce the deficit. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
June 21, 2004
House Passes Jobs Bill with New Vehicle Donation Rules The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a provision that would require donors to obtain an independent appraisal of their vehicle before donating it to charity. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
June 7, 2004
Senate Hearings on Charities & Charitable Gifts Set for June 22 The U.S. Senate Finance Committee has announced a hearing that will focus on a number of issues related to charitable giving abuses, governance and best practices. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
February 4, 2015
AFP Statement on President Obama's FY 2016 Budget AFP is pleased that the Obama Administration recognizes the importance of charities, and the critical part the charitable deduction plays in our society, in its FY 2016 Budget. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
May 13, 2004
Senate Passes Jobs Act with Car Donation Amendments, No Care Act The Senate passed S. 1637, the Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, which includes provisions to crackdown on individuals who take over-inflated deductions for charitable gifts of vehicles. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
March 5, 2014
Limiting Charitable Deductions Is Not The Way to Position U.S. for the 21st Century A budget proposal that would cap all itemized deductions -- including the charitable deduction -- at 28 percent for certain taxpayers would hurt charities' ability to help our citizens prepare for the 21 st century. mark for My Articles similar articles
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2013
Mary Stark Hood
Real Estate Gifting Realized: Outright Donations and Bequests This second article in a series on real estate gifting issues covers outright donations, various requirements for a donation to be tax deductible, and bequests. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
October 17, 2005
President Signs Katrina Giving Measures The president has signed into law new charitable giving provisions as part of a Hurricane Katrina tax package designed to encourage giving both to relief organizations and charities overall. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
July 26, 2004
AFP to Congress: Prohibit Percentage-Based Compensation One of the most important steps Congress can take in increasing public confidence in charities is to outlaw percentage-based compensation, AFP President and CEO Paulette V. Maehara, told U.S. Senate Finance Chairman Charles Grassley and key committee staff members at a roundtable on charity regulation. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
September 26, 2005
Powerful Giving Incentive in Katrina Relief Legislation Congress has passed a Hurricane Katrina tax relief bill that does not include the IRA Rollover provision, but does contain a new incentive that could encourage additional giving. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
January 31, 2005
Care Act Included in "Top Ten" Priorities for 109th Congress The Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act has been introduced this year as part of Senate Bill 6 (S. 6), which is one of the top ten legislative priorities for the 109th Congress over the next two years. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
July 6, 2004
IRS Issues Guides on Vehicle Donations The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released two new publications to help donors and charities avoid confusion with respect to donations of vehicles. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
April 22, 2015
AFP Submits Comments to Senate on Tax Reform, Charitable Incentives Comments were offered to the Individual Income Tax and Business Income Tax Working Groups of the Senate Finance Committee, calling on the Senate to keep the charitable deduction in its current form. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
May 22, 2012
Jason Lee
AFP Offers Tax Incentive Recommendations to Finance Committee Andrea McManus recently testified before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance during its hearing on tax incentives for charitable donations. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
April 11, 2005
Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Charitable Reforms The April 5, 2005 hearing addressed proposals designed to curb abuses involving tax-exempt organizations. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
October 31, 2007
Dan Caplinger
It's Time to Give Charitable organizations make a big push for donations at the end of each year, wanting to capitalize on the time left for donors to make tax-deductible gifts. Here are a few pointers on managing your charitable giving. mark for My Articles similar articles
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2013
Mark Lee Levine
Deduction Denied Good intentions do not replace a qualified appraisal. Recently the U.S. Tax Court determined that a taxpayer and his spouse, after making almost $20 million worth of charitable real estate gifts to qualified charitable recipients, could not take the $18.5 million tax deduction for the gifts. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
April 28, 2008
IRA Rollover Provision Introduced by Key Senators The chair and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee have introduced comprehensive tax legislation that includes an extension of the IRA Rollover provision until Dec. 31, 2009. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
August 11, 2015
AFP News Release: Clinton College Plan Damaging to Philanthropy Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's college tuition plan would limit the value of the charitable deduction for gifts made by certain taxpayers. mark for My Articles similar articles
AFP eWire
May 19, 2009
Obama Administration Continues to Push Proposal to Limit Charitable Deduction for the Wealthy The Obama Administration indicates it is interested in using the limitation on charitable deductions to help foot the bill for reforms. mark for My Articles similar articles