June 27, 2002
Court Denies Deductions Due to Charity's Error
The U.S. Tax Court, in a pair of rulings, has disallowed donors' charitable deductions because the receipts the nonprofit group gave the donors were incorrect. The rulings, charity experts say, could have broad implications, causing some donors to become wary about making gifts.
In the first case it decided, the court ruled that Charles H. and Cindi Addis were not entitled to any deduction for two $36,000 contributions they made in 1997 and 1998 to the National Heritage Foundation
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