After seven years helping busy charity donors do good better, the board of directors of SeriousGivers has voted unanimously to dissolve its corporate existence. We’re moving forward with the necessary California and Federal paperwork, and expect the dissolution with be final within the next 90 days. All debts have been handled. All remaining bank balances have […]
The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2018 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2018, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be:
The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2017 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2017, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be:
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This content has been moved to EdwardW.Long.com Give and Grin. If you are age 70½ (70.5) or older you can donate from your IRA directly to the qualified organization (see below) of your choice — tax-free! This special IRA donation rule allows you to give up to $100,000 in a calendar year. We call this […]
The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2016 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2016, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be:
Charity car donation riddle Patty’s 15-year-old Jeep Cherokee Laredo, affectionately called “Nellie,” has triggered a new riddle. Question: When is a car not a car? Answer: When it turns into a charity donation. In this case, Nellie turned into a $2,000 charity donation. Here’s the story. Background A while back I wrote about Nellie in […]
The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that a flood of contributions to donor advised funds pushed assets of the charitable accounts to a new high of nearly $54-billion in 2013, according to a new report. But the report also found that those accounts distributed a slightly smaller share of assets to charities last year than in […]
The folks over at CharityWatch.org have just published a thoughtful guide to helping veterans and the military. The report is part of the CharityWatch Winter 2014-15 Charity Rating Guide & Watchdog Report. It’s available now only to CharityWatch members (annual membership is $50 for an individual). Among other things, the report: Reminds us that there […]