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AFP eWire December 7, 2010	President Obama and GOP Tax Cuts Extension Could Extend the IRA Rollover Provision President Obama and the Republicans in Congress have forged an agreement on a two-year extension of several tax cuts. It is AFP's hope that an extension of the IRA Rollover provision will be included in the final iteration of that agreement.
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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.
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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 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.
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Managed Care July 2000	HMO Incentives Not Grounds for Suit U.S. Supreme Court Rules Unanimously Use of financial incentives in HMOs' contracts with physicians may be losing favor, but it's not about to be declared outright illegal any time soon. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that patients maynot sue a health plan just because it offers physicians incentives intended to limit health care services.
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.
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The Motley Fool August 11, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Pension Reform and You A new law will change the way you save for retirement. Assuming that the act is signed into law, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 will provide savers with more options and greater assurance than the current set of incentives.
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.
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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.
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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.
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