The Chronicle of Philanthropy

100,000 People May Have Cheated on Charity Tax Breaks

By Elizabeth Schwinn

Washington

More than 100,000 taxpayers may have cheated the government of as much as $1.8-billion worth of revenue last year by claiming improper deductions on their income-tax returns for donations of goods and property to charity, according to a report released last month by the Treasury Department's inspector general for tax administration.

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