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Justice

(7,188 posts) Mon Nov 25, 2013, 08:49 PM Nov 2013

When corporations collect money from you for victims, who gets tax deduction?

I am becoming increasingly unwillingly to contribute to a for profit who says they will the money and donate it to a relief effort.

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When corporations collect money from you for victims, who gets tax deduction? (Original Post) Justice Nov 2013 OP

They can legally take a deduction for the effort they made to collect the money. former9thward Nov 2013 #1

have wondered that myself KT2000 Nov 2013 #2

former9thward

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1. They can legally take a deduction for the effort they made to collect the money.

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Mon Nov 25, 2013, 08:53 PM

Nov 2013

People hours and any money spent to collect and transmit. Do they deduct anything more? Who knows? Who would be able to check? I never contribute that way.

KT2000

(20,586 posts)

2. have wondered that myself

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Mon Nov 25, 2013, 09:16 PM

Nov 2013

I go to the Goodwill a lot and they are always asking to round up. There is no official name of any charity, just training of various groups of people Goodwills are privately owned franchises that are allowed to pay their workers less if they have certain difficulties.
Grocery stores and some retailers are doing it too.
Guess I prefer to choose my own places to donate.

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