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Vacation-Gift Program to Help Relief Charities

By Grant Williams

Commissioner of Internal Revenue Mark W. Everson is urging charities that help Hurricane Katrina victims to encourage companies to promote an unusual effort that allows employees to use their vacation days to benefit relief groups.

The Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department announced that the government has endorsed "leave-based...

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