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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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
AFP eWire January 6, 2005 |
U.S., Canada to Extend Tax Deduction for Tsunami Relief Both the American and Canadian federal governments are working on plans to allow taxpayers to claim a tax deduction (for the United States) or credit (for Canada) in tax year 2004 for contributions made for tsunami relief efforts in January 2005.  |
Energize July 2008 Susan J. Ellis |
Volunteers Should Not Be Second-Class Taxpayers The tax deduction for driving as part of volunteer service has been 14 cents for the last 10 years.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool September 30, 2005 Roy Lewis |
Tax Shelter From the Storm Hurricane survivors get further help from the IRS. The Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act contains tax breaks not only for victims and their families, but also for those assisting and contributing to the relief operations. Here's a brief overview of some of the major provisions.  |
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.  |
AFP eWire June 19, 2006 |
Annual U.S. Charitable Giving Exceeds $260 Billion American donors gave more than $260 billion to charitable causes in 2005, a 6.1% increase from 2004, according to the annual report Giving USA.  |
AFP eWire September 19, 2005 |
House and Senate Introduce Hurricane Katrina Tax Relief Legislation Congress has introduced Hurricane Katrina tax relief packages that include direct grants to help those affected by the tragedy, as well as tax incentives to encourage charitable giving.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool December 16, 2005 Kessler & Moss |
'Tis the Season for Tax Deductions After Hurricane Katrina, Congress hurriedly passed the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005, which offers some short-term charitable giving incentives that benefit anyone giving to any public charity -- hurricane-related or not.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool October 24, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Generous Fools Charitable giving climbed last year, and the pace keeps going.  |
AFP eWire August 8, 2005 |
Car Donations Down at Many U.S. Charities The number of cars donated to charity has dramatically dipped since the beginning of 2005, and many of the charities experiencing downturns blame new laws passed by Congress to thwart tax fraud.  |
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?  |
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.  |
AFP eWire November 14, 2005 |
AFP Co-Sponsors Care Day Event on Capitol Hill Congress is being urged to pass the Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment Act before the end of this session.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool January 13, 2006 Roy Lewis |
Tax Changes for 2005 Save yourself tax-time hassles -- note these changes before you file: Charitable contributions... Definition of "child"... Clean-fuel vehicles... Standard mileage rates... Clean-fuel vehicles... Standard mileage rates... etc.  |
AFP eWire January 13, 2005 |
North American Tsunami Relief Contributions Exceed $550 Million; Arkansas Extends Deduction Deadline Charities across North America have received more than $550 million in contributions to support relief efforts related to the Southeast Asia tsunami which hit several countries on Dec. 26, 2004.  |
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.  |
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.  |
AFP eWire August 2, 2004 |
CARE Act's Fate on Hold Until September The U.S. Congress adjourned for its August recess before taking action on a key tax bill, leaving the fate of the Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act unknown until after Labor Day, Sept. 6, 2004.  |
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.  |
AFP eWire December 1, 2015 |
Contact Congress TODAY to Reinstate and Make Permanent the IRA Rollover Congress is poised to take action on tax extenders to reinstate the Individual Retirement Account Charitable Rollover provision and other charitable provisions.  |
AFP eWire October 3, 2005 |
Care Act Introduced in House and Senate The Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act, S.1780, was reintroduced by Sens. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) and Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) on Sept. 28, 2005.  |
Foundation News & Commentary Nov/Dec 2005 Kelly Shipp Simone |
Legal FAQs on Disaster Grantmaking Qualified disasters offer corporate grantmakers flexibility in response -- within legal parameters. Here are some.  |
InternetNews January 3, 2005 Jim Wagner |
Bush Says Go Online to Offer Tsunami Support Flanked by two former presidents, he tells Americans they can help best by going online.  |
AFP eWire December 16, 2015 |
Tax Extenders Bill Would Make IRA Rollover Permanent Congress has reached agreement on a package of tax bills that would make several charitable giving incentives permanent, including the Charitable IRA Rollover.  |
AFP eWire January 8, 2006 |
U.S. Giving to Tsunami Relief Exceeded $3 Billion Approximately 25% of American households contributed a total of $2.78 billion to tsunami relief efforts. Corporations gave $340 million, and foundations accounted for $40 million.  |
The Motley Fool November 23, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
What to Do With Your Winning Stocks Help others and help yourself by being smart with charitable gifts.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 Tracy Byrnes |
The Hard Conversation Charitable giving can be a great tool for managing a client's taxable income, when used effectively. But before anything good can happen, advisors need to solve the communication problems.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
AFP eWire March 5, 2009 |
Obama Administration Might Abandon Plan to Reduce Charitable Deductions for Wealthy Obama's current plan would limit the value of the tax break for itemized deductions, including donations to charity, to 28 percent for families making more than $250,000.  |
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.  |
AFP eWire December 17, 2010 |
IRA Charitable Rollover Included in Final Tax Bill - Provision Could Boost Giving by Billions Annually The IRA Charitable Rollover would allow donors age 70 1/2 to exclude from their taxable income any IRA funds up to $100,000 that have been withdrawn and transferred to a charity when filing a tax return  |
AFP eWire November 26, 2013 |
The Second Annual "Protect Giving Day" Invites You to Be the Charitable Deduction On Nov. 20, over 140 organizations participated in the Charitable Giving Coalition's Protect Giving - DC Day to continue the fight to preserve the full value of the charitable deduction  |
AFP eWire March 8, 2004 |
Care Act Given New Life as Amendment to Jobs Bill The Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act has been offered as an amendment to the Manufacturing Jobs Creation Act, giving the charitable incentives bill new life and an opportunity for approval in Congress.  |
AFP eWire March 2, 2009 |
New Obama Plan Would Reduce Charitable Deductions for Wealthy By limiting the size of charitable tax breaks for the wealthy, this measure would reduce by as much as 20 percent the amount wealthy taxpayers could get in tax breaks.  |
The Motley Fool September 2, 2005 Roy Lewis |
Deadlines Extended for Katrina Victims For affected taxpayers, Sept. 15 filings are now due Oct. 31.  |
AFP eWire January 4, 2005 |
Give, But Give Wisely, to Tsunami Relief Efforts The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) today encouraged the general public to contribute to tsunami relief efforts, but urged donors to use caution when giving to avoid potential scams.  |