Tax Policy Center

donor-advised funds

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
House Ways and Means Committee Chair Dave Camp deserves credit for proposing a tax reform that takes on many special interests, something too few other elected officials are willing to do. But one provision mistakenly threatens the survival of most community foundations without improving the tax
April 24, 2014C. Eugene Steuerle
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms: TaxVox
Buried deep in House Ways & Means Committee Chair Dave Camp’s tax reform plan is a proposal to require donor-advised funds to distribute contributions within five years. The proposal would be a major change for these charitable vehicles, where funds currently can sit indefinitely. Donor-advised
April 22, 2014Howard Gleckman