A tax break for Seniors

Amount owed on tax return

Sometimes Congress actually gets something right! This happens so rarely that I wanted to write a special blog post on it. Clients who have followed our advice over the years tend to retire with no mortgage debt and few out-of-pocket medical expenses. This leaves their charitable contributions as the main source of itemized deductions to…

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Is there a way to deduct my political donation?

Voter dropping ballot into box

  Is there a way to deduct a political donation?  The answer may surprise you.     More than most tax questions, the answer to this one really is – “It depends.” It depends upon whether the  donation was given to: a social welfare  group, a trade association, a PAC, a so-called Super PAC, or…

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