On 10/16/2012 04:13 PM, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > It's fine in the UK too. > > There is some weird thing about the charity being able claim back any > tax paid as long as the person making the donation has agreed to > that. I'm not quite sure how that fits in with charitable donations > being tax-deductible but i would guess that only 1 side of the > donation gets the bonus and i guess that's why you have to agree with > the person making the donation if you are going to claim tax-back. > > I think most places just forget about it unless they get a > particularly large donation from a single source. > Regards from > Tom :) > US income tax allows charitable deductions "off the top" reducing your taxable income. The caveat is that you must be donating to US recognized charities/non-profits to claim this deduction. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Jay Lozier <jsloz...@gmail.com> > *To:* marketing@global.libreoffice.org > *Sent:* Tuesday, 16 October 2012, 20:38 > *Subject:* Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Re: Website EasyHack: Ask > users to contribute while they are running their download > > On 10/16/2012 02:03 PM, Jean Weber wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 6:44 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P > > <webmas...@krackedpress.com <mailto:webmas...@krackedpress.com>> > wrote: > >> Does anyone know of any other countries, or local areas, that > restrict > >> direct donations to an organization like TDF. > > AFAIK, an organisation registered in Australia needs a permit to > > solicit (request) donations from the public. However, > Australians can > > donate to any organisation they wish, whether within Australia > or not. > > > > --Jean > > > I do not think in the US there are any restrictions about giving money > to any organization (Wikipedia, TDF, etc). > > The primary legal issue is if the donation is tax deductible; is the > group a recognized charity by the IRS and properly organized according > to Federal and State laws governing charities in the US. > > I suspect many countries have similar laws/attitudes of you can > give to > anyone (or group) but can only claim tax deductions to locally > registered non-profits/charities. > > -- > Jay Lozier > jsloz...@gmail.com <mailto:jsloz...@gmail.com> > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > marketing+h...@global.libreoffice.org > <mailto:h...@global.libreoffice.org> > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and > cannot be deleted > > >
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