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Individual Taxes

How to Undertake Reform of the Charitable Deduction

April 28, 2022 –
Among its many changes, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act substantially increased the share of federal income taxpayers taking the standard deduction, leaving fewer...
Individual Taxes

Congress Must Redesign the Charitable Deduction: How to Do It Well

March 23, 2021 –
In 2017 and again in 2020, Congress made deficient—but temporary—changes to the federal income tax deduction for charitable giving. By significantly increasing the standard deduction,...
Individual Taxes

Who Gets the Tax Benefit For Those Checkout Donations?

November 4, 2020 –
If you’ve shopped recently at your supermarket, there’s a good chance you faced a choice at the checkout counter: Whether to give to a charity. But like so much else these days, these giving opportunities have become controversial.

The CARES Act Charitable Deduction For Non-Itemizers Was A Lost Opportunity To Help Beneficiaries Of Non-Profits

May 19, 2020 –
According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, Congress spent about $1.5 billion in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to create a...
Individual Taxes

How The CARES Act Increases Charitable Deductions Without Helping Non-Profits Very Much

April 8, 2020 –
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act creates two new tax benefits for donors to non-profits. One will mostly benefit low- and middle-income...
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Charitable Giving Appears To Have Fallen In 2018, Despite Treasury Claims

March 6, 2020 –
On March 3, the Treasury Department put out a press release saying that 2018’s charitable giving “appeared largely unchanged from previous years,” despite a “concern...
Individual Taxes

Are Tax Breaks For Non-Profits And Their Donors Worth Saving?

February 20, 2020 –
The special tax treatment Congress has granted to non-profits and tax deduction it gives their donors are broken. So broken, in fact, that it is...

Could A Redesigned Tax Deduction Help More People Feel Good About Charitable Giving?

January 8, 2020 –
Tax incentives appear to encourage giving, but by discouraging taxpayers from itemizing deductions, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) left nearly 9 of every 10 households without that nudge. Policymakers could correct this by allowing people to deduct at least some of their charitable gifts of sufficient size, even if the taxpayer doesn’t itemize.

Can One Think Charitably About The Bryce Harper Deal?

April 29, 2019 –
As a long-time baseball fan, I’m happy that my office moved closer to the Washington Nationals ballpark, where I expect to take in more games...
Individual Taxes

A good volunteer is hard to find. Could tax policy make it easier?

April 3, 2019 –
Should we use tax policy as a lever to encourage gifts of time, as well as money?

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How would various proposals affect incentives for charitable giving?

December 23, 2015 by tpcwebsite

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How would various proposals affect incentives for charitable giving?

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Proposals include providing more effective or more universal incentives for charitable giving, but often in exchange for some restrictions, such as a floor or a small percentage of income above which incentives would be provided. Many proposals aim to enhance the amount of giving per dollar of revenue loss; some take account of IRS capabilities to monitor taxpayer claims.

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Who benefits from the deduction for charitable contributions?

December 23, 2015 by tpcwebsite

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Who benefits from the deduction for charitable contributions?

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The charitable deduction subsidizes charitable giving by lowering the net cost to the donor. If the tax deduction spurs additional giving, charitable organizations can provide more services.

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How did the TCJA affect incentives for charitable giving?

February 17, 2017 by tpcwebsite

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How did the TCJA affect incentives for charitable giving?

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The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will discourage charitable giving by reducing the number of taxpayers claiming a deduction for charitable giving and by reducing the tax saving for each dollar donated.

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