Looking for unique charitable contribution options that can provide tax advantages to the donor? Before deciding about your charitable giving for the year, read this article for ways to contribute that will help you tax-wise. Normally, deductible charitable contributions are limited by a percentage of your income, more specifically your adjusted gross income (AGI). This …
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Consider Bunching Deductions To Provide Big Tax Benefits
If your tax deductions normally fall short of itemizing (or if you itemize, but only marginally) consider using the strategy of bunching deductions to provide bigger tax benefits. The tax code allows most taxpayers to either utilize the standard deduction or itemize their deductions – whichever provides a greater benefit. As a rule, most taxpayers …
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Charitable Contributions and Tax Deduction Peculiarities
Most charitable contributions are deducted as part of a taxpayer’s itemized deductions on IRS Schedule A. That is, except for the special 2020 and 2021 provisions that allow up to $300 of cash donations as a deduction for non-itemizers. ($600 for married taxpayers filing jointly for 2021.) Charitable contributions can take many forms, and some …
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Charity Auctions and Tax Deductions
Summer is the season when we receive the most questions regarding charity auctions and tax deductions. If you’re not already familiar with the practice, this is where charities to hold auction events. Attendees at these events bid on and purchase items on display. The items available to bid are usually donated to the charity holding …
Charitable Contributions Deduction Liberalized For 2021
We now have a charitable contributions deduction in 2021! As a means to stimulate charitable contributions during the COVID crisis, Congress made two notable changes for 2020. One that allows taxpayers that don’t itemize their deductions an above-the-line deduction for cash contributions of up to $300. And another for those itemizing their deductions to increase …
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