As the deadline for 2023 income tax reporting approaches, it is timely to revisit the substantiation rules for claiming charitable deductions during the tax year. For many years, the IRS has focused ...

Taxpayers should give as much consideration to the form in which they make charitable donations as they do to the amounts they give. By making some changes they might deliver more benefits to ...

The Answer Spot addresses post-Hurricane Katrina questions. To submit a question, send it to insurance@timespicayune.com. I made several charitable contributions last year. How can I deduct them from ...

There have been significant changes over the years in tax laws including the tax deductibility of charitable donations. The One Big Beautiful Bill enacted into law this July has continued to change ...

On March 11, 2022, the Joint Committee on Taxation published its 49-page report (the “Report”) relating to the federal tax treatment of charitable contributions. The Report was the subject of a public ...

Learn how to get the biggest tax savings when making charitable contributions of cash or checks, household goods, cars, or appreciated property. In order for your donation to be deductible, it must go ...