Charitable Giving
Learn about the most effective ways your clients can contribute to charities that align with their personal philanthropic goals while also reducing their taxes.
Donors Increasingly Support Charities via Mobile Devices
By Michael S. FischerDonations via by smartphone or tablet shot up by 80% since 2013, according to a survey released this week by Dunham+Company.
March 18, 2016
Do Political Campaign Donations Cannibalize Charity Gifts?Donors who made campaign gifts in 2012 actually gave more to charity than they did the year before, a study found.
March 18, 2016
What to do with a deal that is "stuck"You have seen this deal before: It's been in your pipeline since last quarter ... and the one before that.
March 15, 2016
Eli Lilly changes goal of Alzheimer study using solanezumab(Bloomberg) — Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE:LLY) has changed the primary goal of a test of its potential Alzheimer’s disease drug, an unusual move…
March 15, 2016
20 Most Generous U.S. Donors: 2016Overall giving by ultra-wealthy donors fell by 30% as tech entrepreneur donations plummeted.
March 14, 2016
Reducing the Impact of Obamacare’s Net Investment Income TaxThe pain of the NIIT, designed to partially fund the Affordable Care Act, can be softened by smart planning.
March 04, 2016
Andy Friedman’s 8 Tips to Cut Taxes for Clients Before Congress ActsNobody can accurately guess how Congress will act, so take advantage of these current tax savings, suggests The Washington Update's Friedman.
March 01, 2016
Noncash Charitable Donations: Proceed With CautionFailure to properly document noncash gifts can result in disallowance as charitable tax deductions and even monetary penalties, the American Endowment Foundation warns.