Feb 25, 2015
Deductions of Charitable Contributions from Income and Death Taxes
Estate of Eileen v. IRS, 144 T.C. 6 (Feb. 19, 2015).
The tax code (income and estate taxes) allows for deductions in the amount of money actually donated to charity or “permanently set aside.”  (Estate taxes: form 1041, line 13; Income Taxes form 1040 Schedule A lines 16-19).
In Eileen, “The issue [was] whether the estate is entitled to a $219,580 charitable contribution deduction for purposes of…
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