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charitable contribution
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charitable contribution n. in taxation, a contribution to an organization which is officially created for charitable, religious, educational, scientific, artistic, literary, or other good works. Such contributions are deductible from gross income, and thus lower the taxes paid. (See: charitable remainder trust, charity)


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Charitable contributions are generally fully deductible as long as your itemized deductions exceed the standard deduction and you don't surpass statutory limits--50%, 30% or 20% of your adjusted gross income (AGI), depending on what you donate and whether the recipient is a public charity on an operating or non-operating foundation.
The PPA '06 also added more stringent recordkeeping requirements for charitable contributions.
Charitable contributions to health care facilities and organizations rose by a record 16 percent in the U.
 
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