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AFP eWire December 19, 2005	House Passes Tax Reconciliation Bill Without Charitable Giving Incentives or Reforms The House approved H.R. 4297, the Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005, by a vote of 234 -- 197 without any of the charitable giving incentives found in the Senate approved companion legislation. However, there does appear to be some negotiating room for the future.
AFP eWire March 8, 2004	Care Act Given New Life as Amendment to Jobs Bill The Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act has been offered as an amendment to the Manufacturing Jobs Creation Act, giving the charitable incentives bill new life and an opportunity for approval in Congress.
AFP eWire January 31, 2005	Care Act Included in "Top Ten" Priorities for 109th Congress The Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act has been introduced this year as part of Senate Bill 6 (S. 6), which is one of the top ten legislative priorities for the 109th Congress over the next two years.
AFP eWire August 7, 2006	IRA Rollover Close to Final Approval The Senate passed a pension reform bill containing the IRA rollover provision and other charitable giving incentives, as well as a series of charitable reforms.
AFP eWire September 19, 2005	House and Senate Introduce Hurricane Katrina Tax Relief Legislation Congress has introduced Hurricane Katrina tax relief packages that include direct grants to help those affected by the tragedy, as well as tax incentives to encourage charitable giving.
AFP eWire March 27, 2006	New Non-itemizer Deduction Penalizes Donors Who Itemize The non-itemizer deduction in the Senate-passed tax reconciliation bill contains an unprecedented floor for charitable contributions that effectively taxes donors who itemize their gifts.
AFP eWire November 12, 2007	IRA Rollover Extension Approved by the House The House of Representatives has passed legislation, the Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 (H.R. 3996), that includes a one-year extension of the Individual Retirement Account rollover provision and several other charitable giving incentives.
AFP eWire August 18, 2006	IRA Rollover Signed Into Law President Bush signed into law a pension reform bill that includes several giving incentives, including the IRA rollover provision. Fundraising strategies and plans will need to be immediately adjusted.
AFP eWire November 21, 2005	U.S. Senate Passes Tax Reconciliation Bill Containing Giving Incentives and New Taxes on Certain Contributions In general, the Senate bill appears to be a mixed bag for the sector, containing a number of provisions that appear likely to boost charitable giving.
AFP eWire March 19, 2007	Bills Introduced to Expand, Extend IRA Rollover The Public Good IRA Rollover Act would make the IRA rollover provision permanent. It also would allow donors age 59 1/2 or older to make contributions tax free from their IRAs to a charitable remainder trust, pooled income gift or charitable gift annuity.
AFP eWire November 8, 2004	Bush, Congress at Odds Over Charities? At his first press conference since being reelected, President Bush indicated that tax reform will be a priority in his second term and stated that tax incentives for charitable giving are very important and should not reduced.
AFP eWire February 12, 2007	IRA Rollover Included in President's FY2008 Budget President Bush's newly released budget for Fiscal Year 2008 includes a provision to make the IRA Rollover provision permanent, as well as several other charitable giving incentives.
AFP eWire April 28, 2008	IRA Rollover Provision Introduced by Key Senators The chair and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee have introduced comprehensive tax legislation that includes an extension of the IRA Rollover provision until Dec. 31, 2009.
AFP eWire September 26, 2005	Powerful Giving Incentive in Katrina Relief Legislation Congress has passed a Hurricane Katrina tax relief bill that does not include the IRA Rollover provision, but does contain a new incentive that could encourage additional giving.
AFP eWire July 30, 2007	AFP to Congress: Make the IRA Rollover Permanent In written comments delivered to Congress, AFP called for the expansion and permanent extension of the IRA Rollover provision and congressional allocation of greater resources for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement initiatives.
AFP eWire October 8, 2007	New Version of IRA Rollover Bill Introduced With the current provision for IRA rollover for charitable giving about to expire, bills are being pushed to extend or expand IRA rollovers.
AFP eWire June 3, 2014	The Long (and Continuing) Travels of the Charitable IRA Rollover Since being first approved in 2006, the IRA Rollover provision has expired -- and been reinstated -- several times in a process AFP and other charities have gotten used to.
AFP eWire December 16, 2015	Tax Extenders Bill Would Make IRA Rollover Permanent Congress has reached agreement on a package of tax bills that would make several charitable giving incentives permanent, including the Charitable IRA Rollover.
AFP eWire May 2, 2005	Passage of Major Charitable Reforms by Memorial Day? According to Capitol Hill staff, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, is seeking to have his charitable reform measures passed by Memorial Day.
AFP eWire August 2, 2004	CARE Act's Fate on Hold Until September The U.S. Congress adjourned for its August recess before taking action on a key tax bill, leaving the fate of the Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act unknown until after Labor Day, Sept. 6, 2004.
AFP eWire May 13, 2004	Senate Passes Jobs Act with Car Donation Amendments, No Care Act The Senate passed S. 1637, the Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, which includes provisions to crackdown on individuals who take over-inflated deductions for charitable gifts of vehicles.
AFP eWire April 22, 2015	AFP Submits Comments to Senate on Tax Reform, Charitable Incentives Comments were offered to the Individual Income Tax and Business Income Tax Working Groups of the Senate Finance Committee, calling on the Senate to keep the charitable deduction in its current form.
AFP eWire November 14, 2005	AFP Co-Sponsors Care Day Event on Capitol Hill Congress is being urged to pass the Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment Act before the end of this session.
AFP eWire December 1, 2015	Contact Congress TODAY to Reinstate and Make Permanent the IRA Rollover Congress is poised to take action on tax extenders to reinstate the Individual Retirement Account Charitable Rollover provision and other charitable provisions.
AFP eWire May 30, 2006	AFP Testifies Before Congress on Charitable Giving Act At a hearing of the Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology, AFP called on Congress to help charities by passing charitable giving incentives.
AFP eWire July 3, 2006	Charitable Reforms Tacked on to Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act The Senate Finance Committee has added numerous charitable reform provisions, including new disclosure requirements to S. 1321.
AFP eWire July 8, 2015	Senate Working Groups Highlight Charitable Giving Incentives in Tax Reform "Exploration" Charitable giving incentives, including the IRA Rollover Provision, were featured prominently in the reports of the Senate Finance Committee working groups that identified key areas for future consideration during the tax reform debate.
AFP eWire December 17, 2010	IRA Charitable Rollover Included in Final Tax Bill - Provision Could Boost Giving by Billions Annually The IRA Charitable Rollover would allow donors age 70 1/2 to exclude from their taxable income any IRA funds up to $100,000 that have been withdrawn and transferred to a charity when filing a tax return
AFP eWire April 23, 2014	IRA Rollover Provision Included in Senate's EXPIRE Act The IRA Charitable Rollover has worked very successfully over the last few years, but it would be far more effective if it were made permanent.
AFP eWire December 9, 2014	Take Action: Urge Your House Member of Congress to Pass Legislation That Includes a Permanent Extension of the IRA Rollover Provision The House plans to place the Supporting America's Charities Act (H.R. 5806) on the suspension calendar (a fast-track means of passing legislation) that would permanently extend three charitable provisions.
AFP eWire April 28, 2008	Keeping Up With Recent Tax Law Changes A recent article offers some helpful reminders for fundraisers and donors alike for navigating tax deductions for charitable gifts.
AFP eWire May 26, 2008	House Passes IRA Rollover The House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday, May 21, that included an extension of the IRA Rollover provision.
AFP eWire February 11, 2008	President's Budget Includes IRA Rollover, Other Giving Provisions President Bush's proposed 2009 budget contains a provision to make permanent the Individual Retirement Account Rollover provision, which expired at the end of 2007.
AFP eWire February 14, 2005	Congressional Committee Proposes New Limits on Charitable Deductions A new report by the Joint Committee on Taxation in Congress includes proposals to limit or eliminate certain types of deductions for charitable giving.
AFP eWire November 13, 2006	Election Impact Uncertain on Fundraising and Philanthropy Although the recent change in political control is significant in potential impact for some national policies related to defense, trade, energy and taxation, it is not clear what the changes will mean for the nonprofit sector.
AFP eWire December 8, 2009	Decreasing Value of Charitable Deduction Would Have Negative Impact, Many Charities Say More than half of charitable fundraisers surveyed indicated their organizations would be hurt by a White House proposal to decrease the value of the charitable deduction.
AFP eWire January 28, 2008	AFP Urges Congress to Include IRA Rollover in Stimulus Package AFP has submitted a written statement to the Senate Finance Committee, urging Senators to include an extension of the IRA Rollover provision in the economic stimulus package currently being considered.
AFP eWire August 20, 2007	New Charitable Regulations Not High Priority for Finance Chair Senator Baucus indicated his support for extending the IRA Rollover provision, but was less enthusiastic about extending the provision to different types of groups and increasing the amount donors can give.
AFP eWire October 17, 2005	President Signs Katrina Giving Measures The president has signed into law new charitable giving provisions as part of a Hurricane Katrina tax package designed to encourage giving both to relief organizations and charities overall.
AFP eWire May 9, 2005	Legislative Update: Finance Committee Presses Forward with Reforms The Senate Finance Committee is now seeking to attach its proposed charitable reforms to completely unrelated legislation.
AFP eWire March 14, 2005	Bush Nixes Non-Itemizer Despite New Study About Its Impact The Bush Administration has indicated it will no longer push for passage of the non-itemizer deduction, even as a new study shows the provision would increase giving for the United Way of America (UWA) and other organizations.
AFP eWire October 1, 2007	Congress Debating the Value of Certain Charitable Causes Congress wonders whether or not charities are doing enough to serve poor and diverse communities.
AFP eWire August 8, 2005	Car Donations Down at Many U.S. Charities The number of cars donated to charity has dramatically dipped since the beginning of 2005, and many of the charities experiencing downturns blame new laws passed by Congress to thwart tax fraud.
AFP eWire December 2, 2014	Congress Reaches Deal on IRA Rollover, But Major Hurdles Remain "AFP is strongly supportive of a permanent IRA Rollover, and we will be pushing for that," said Andrew Watt, FInstF, president and CEO of AFP.
AFP eWire October 18, 2011	Take Action Today to Oppose Any Tax Reforms That Would Harm Charitable Giving! The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing regarding the charitable deduction and discussed alternatives to the current itemized deduction.
AFP eWire May 31, 2005	U.S. Finance Committee Turns Its Attention to Hospitals Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, requested detailed information from the nation's largest nonprofit hospitals to account for their charitable activities and validate the tax-exempt status they receive.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2005 Kessler & Moss	'Tis the Season for Tax Deductions After Hurricane Katrina, Congress hurriedly passed the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005, which offers some short-term charitable giving incentives that benefit anyone giving to any public charity -- hurricane-related or not.
AFP eWire January 2, 2013	Charitable Deduction Not Taken Down by the Fiscal Cliff The charitable deduction was left mostly unscathed by the fiscal cliff negotiations and the recently passed bill.
AFP eWire May 7, 2013	Taxation Committee Releases List of Reform Proposals for Charities, Philanthropy The IRA Rollover, the non-itemizer deduction and the conversion of the charitable deduction into a tax credit are just some of the proposals included in the Joint Committee on Taxation's report on the House Ways and Means Committee's Tax Reform Working Groups.
AFP eWire June 7, 2004	Senate Hearings on Charities & Charitable Gifts Set for June 22 The U.S. Senate Finance Committee has announced a hearing that will focus on a number of issues related to charitable giving abuses, governance and best practices.