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The Community Income Theory Of The Charitable Contributions Deduction, Johnny Rex Buckles Oct 2005

The Community Income Theory Of The Charitable Contributions Deduction, Johnny Rex Buckles

Indiana Law Journal

The charitable contributions deduction, a longstanding yet controversial feature of the Internal Revenue Code, has been justified under subsidy theories and tax-base theories. Focusing on the latter, this Article presents and explains a new tax-base theory in support of the charitable contributions deduction-the community income theory. This theory posits that some income, designated as "community income, " is properly excluded from the personal income tax base because it is more naturally attributed to the community than to the individual members of the community. Adopting the presumption that the community generally should be treated as a tax exempt entity, this Article …


Reconsidering The Nondelegation Doctrine: Universal Service, The Power To Tax, And The Ratification Doctrine, Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr. Apr 2005

Reconsidering The Nondelegation Doctrine: Universal Service, The Power To Tax, And The Ratification Doctrine, Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr.

Indiana Law Journal

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