Daily News Roundup: Conn. May Try to Dodge Tax-Deduction Cap With Charitable Gifts
February 7, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
Top News About Taxes and Charities
Conn. May Use Charitable Gifts to Dodge $10,000 State and Local Tax-Deduction Cap (Hartford Courant). Also, see a Chronicle op-ed on the use of charitable donations as a means to circumvent changes in federal tax law.
Trump Soon to Nominate Tax Lawyer Charles Rettig to Run IRS (Wall Street Journal — subscription)
Trump’s Tax Code Could Hurt Donations to Lucrative College Sports Programs (MarketWatch). Also, see a list of new tax law provisions that may be important to your organization.
‘Double-Up Strategy’ Could Be Applied to Charitable Gifts to Increase Deductions (Wall Street Journal — subscription)
News About Sexual Harassment and Nonprofits
Hollywood’s ‘Time’s Up’ Raises $20 Million (Vulture)
At WNYC, an Uncertain Path Out of Scandal (New York Magazine)
Charter School Group, Known for Battling the Mayor, Will Close (New York Times)
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The Koch Foundation Is Flooding Colleges With Money (BuzzFeed)
Senator’s Campaign Slams GOP Rival Over 6-Figure Nonprofit Salary (Hill)
Philadelphia Obituary Project Chronicles Lives Lost to Violence (NPR)
