The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Senators Urge IRS to Step Up Scrutiny of Potential Scam Involving Charities

By Peter Panepento

The Senate Finance Committee wants the Internal Revenue Service to step up its investigation of a possible tax scam involving charities that accept donations of a type of property lease.

The agency in May said that it had identified 48 companies whose investors have claimed about $271-million in charitable deductions by using...

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