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TAX WATCH
Charitable Deductions Rise, Says IRS Report
By Elizabeth Schwinn
New statistics released by the Internal Revenue Service show that deductions claimed for charitable contributions rose from $140.6-billion in 2002 to an estimated $145.7-billion in 2003, an increase of 3.6 percent.
The increase marks the second straight year that charitable deductions rose, after falling from 2000 to 2001 as the stock...