The estate tax charitable deduction is different from the income tax charitable deduction in several important ways. First, the estate tax charitable deduction is allowed for a gift (bequest) to a foreign charity, such as a university in England. The income tax charitable deduction is allowed only for gifts to U.S. charities. That’s why some …Read More
A lot of “planned” gifts are partial interest gifts that are deductible because of exceptions to the general rule of non-deductibility. For example, the gift of a remainder interest in a qualified charitable remainder trust is deductible. What about gift annuities? These are not partial interest gift plans. A gift annuity simply involves the transfer …Read More