April 22, 1999 | Read Time: 1 minute
* President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton took $161,938 in charitable-contribution deductions in 1998, including a $62,718 deduction carried over from the previous year, according to their federal tax return. The White House said that the gifts came from earnings from Mrs. Clinton’s book, It Takes a Village; income from a special “pin money” fund for First Ladies; and personal contributions from the Clintons. Vice-President Gore and Tipper Gore, who were criticized last year for giving only $353 to charity in 1997, reported contributions of $15,197 in 1998 to education and religious groups and to organizations that help people who are mentally ill and homeless.
* The U.S. Tax Court now makes its opinions available through the Internet on its own World-Wide Web site. Opinions that date back to January 1, 1999, are available on line and can be searched using key words, case names, or the names of the judges. The address is http://www.ustaxcourt.gov.
