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State Responses To Federal Tax Reform: Charitable Tax Credits, David Gamage, Joseph Bankman, Jacob Goldin, Daniel Hemel, Darien Shanske, Kirk J. Stark, Dennis J. Ventry Jr., Manoj Viswanathan Jan 2018

State Responses To Federal Tax Reform: Charitable Tax Credits, David Gamage, Joseph Bankman, Jacob Goldin, Daniel Hemel, Darien Shanske, Kirk J. Stark, Dennis J. Ventry Jr., Manoj Viswanathan

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This paper summarizes the current federal income tax treatment of charitable contributions where the gift entitles the donor to a state tax credit. Such credits are very common and are used by the states to encourage private donations to a wide range of activities, including natural resource preservation through conservation easements, private school tuition scholarship programs, financial aid for college-bound children from low-income households, shelters for victims of domestic violence, and numerous other state-supported programs. Under these programs, taxpayers receive tax credits for donations to governments, government-created funds, and nonprofits.

A central federal income tax question raised by these donations …


Deduction Of Traveling Expenses By The Two-Worker Family -- An Inquiry Into The Role Of The Courts In Interpreting The Federal Tax Law, William D. Popkin Jan 1977

Deduction Of Traveling Expenses By The Two-Worker Family -- An Inquiry Into The Role Of The Courts In Interpreting The Federal Tax Law, William D. Popkin

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Professor Popkin urges that courts interpret section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code, which permits a deduction for business expenses, also to permit a two-worker family to deduct that part of their transportation costs and living expenses attributable to a second job. After tracing the current state of the law, he contends that the implicit assumption of the Code-that married taxpayers live together and constitute a single consumption unit-should allow deduction of some commuting costs and living expenses, much as a single taxpayer is allowed a deduction for transportation to and living expenses at a secondary place of business. Last, …


Personal Vs. Business Expenses: A Comment On Professor Klein's Approach, William D. Popkin Jan 1970

Personal Vs. Business Expenses: A Comment On Professor Klein's Approach, William D. Popkin

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The Treatment For Federal Income Tax Purposes Of Errors In The Deduction Of Other Taxes, Robert C. Brown Jan 1937

The Treatment For Federal Income Tax Purposes Of Errors In The Deduction Of Other Taxes, Robert C. Brown

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The Time For Taking Deductions For Losses And Bad Debts For Income Tax Purposes, Robert C. Brown Jan 1935

The Time For Taking Deductions For Losses And Bad Debts For Income Tax Purposes, Robert C. Brown

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Reduction Of Tax Exemptions By Reason Of Receipt Of Tax-Exempt Income, Robert C. Brown Jan 1932

Reduction Of Tax Exemptions By Reason Of Receipt Of Tax-Exempt Income, Robert C. Brown

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