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ACR News 6.15.18 – Action at Treasury, Giving USA Annual Report, Foundation Transparency

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: Action at Treasury >> Federal: Expanding the Charitable Deduction >> Federal: Giving USA’s Annual Report >> Federal: Caught Our Eye >> Consider This: Charitable Giving Grows, Number of Givers Shrinks >> Top Reads: The Disappearing Donor Washington Roundup Both Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and a White House official recently said […]

ACR News 5.24.18 – The IRS Issues Notice, Universal Charitable Deduction Bill Introduced

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: State-Level SALT Workarounds >> Federal: IRS Tool for Donors >> Federal: Universal Charitable Giving Act >> Federal: Reps. Smith and Cuellar’s Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act >> Federal: In-district Meetings >> Consider This: Answering Donor-Advised Funds’ Critics >> Top Reads: I.R.S. Warns States Not to Circumvent State and Local Tax Cap Washington Roundup Last […]

ACR News 5.4.18 – JCT’s Bluebook, UBIT Expanded, In-District Meetings

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: JCT’s Forthcoming “Bluebook” >> Federal: UBIT Expanded to Include Certain Employee Expenses >> Federal: Universal Charitable Giving Act >> Federal: Meetings with Members of Congress >> Consider This: America’s Disappearing Givers >> Top Reads: Working With Donor-Advised Funds: The Basics Washington Roundup Last week, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the […]

ACR News 4.13.18 – Keeping up with Washington

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: Speaker Ryan to Retire >> Federal: Proposed IRS Changes >> Local: State-level SALT Workarounds >> Federal: Universal Charitable Giving Act >> Consider This: Keeping up with Washington >> Top Reads: A Fading Culture of Giving Washington Roundup Last month, lawmakers passed a $1.3 trillion spending package to fund the government through the end […]

ACR News 3.16.18 – Fixes for Glitches?

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: Tax Reform Glitches and More Cuts >> Federal: ACR Summit for Leaders >> Consider This: Mistakes Were Made >> Top Reads: Foundations Fan Out on Capitol Hill to Press Their Case on Taxes and Other Worries Washington Roundup Last month, lawmakers passed a short-term funding package in their two-year budget deal […]

ACR News 2.23.18 – More States Considering SALT Workarounds, Continued Support for Universal Charitable Deduction

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: Universal Charitable Giving Act >> Local: State-level SALT Workarounds >> Invitation: ACR Summit for Leaders >> Consider This: How About Never? >> Top Reads: Outlook for 2018-19 Charitable Giving Mixed Washington Roundup Earlier this month lawmakers passed a bipartisan budget deal that would lift spending levels for defense and non-defense programs over […]

ACR News 2.02.18 – Taxes and Charitable Giving Are Not the Same

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: First Quarter 2018  >> Federal: Left-Overs from the Tax Reform Bill >> Federal: ACR Summit for Leaders >> Consider This: Taxes and Charitable Giving Are Not the Same >> Top Reads: Charity and Taxes: 4 Questions Answered Washington Roundup The House and Senate were in session earlier this week and the […]

ACR News 1.12.18 – Tax Work Continues While States Get Creative

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: No Budget, No Reconciliation >> Federal: Chairman Hatch Announces Retirement >> Federal: New Tax Writers and Subcommittee Chairs >> Federal: State-level SALT Workarounds >> Federal: ACR Summit for Leaders >> Consider This: Tax Work Continues >> Top Reads: Charities trying to gauge impact of federal tax reform on giving Washington Roundup […]

ACR News 12.22.17 – Where We Stand Heading Into 2018

>> Federal: Washington Roundup >> Federal: What Made It Into Tax Reform? >> Federal: They Just Need a Signature… >> Federal: …And to Fund the Government >> Federal: ACR in the New Year Washington Roundup This week, the House and Senate had their plates full with tax reform legislation and funding the government. On Wednesday, […]