| can you write off political donations: Federal Election Campaign Laws United States, 1997 |
| can you write off political donations: United States Code United States, 1989 |
| can you write off political donations: Individual retirement arrangements (IRAs) United States. Internal Revenue Service, 1990 |
| can you write off political donations: Super PACs Louise I. Gerdes, 2014-05-20 The passage of Citizens United by the Supreme Court in 2010 sparked a renewed debate about campaign spending by large political action committees, or Super PACs. Its ruling said that it is okay for corporations and labor unions to spend as much as they want in advertising and other methods to convince people to vote for or against a candidate. This book provides a wide range of opinions on the issue. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others. |
| can you write off political donations: Public Funding of Presidential Elections United States. Federal Election Commission, 1994 |
| can you write off political donations: Committee Treasurers , 1986 |
| can you write off political donations: Medical and Dental Expenses , 1990 |
| can you write off political donations: Just Giving Rob Reich, 2020-05-05 The troubling ethics and politics of philanthropy Is philanthropy, by its very nature, a threat to today’s democracy? Though we may laud wealthy individuals who give away their money for society’s benefit, Just Giving shows how such generosity not only isn’t the unassailable good we think it to be but might also undermine democratic values. Big philanthropy is often an exercise of power, the conversion of private assets into public influence. And it is a form of power that is largely unaccountable and lavishly tax-advantaged. Philanthropy currently fails democracy, but Rob Reich argues that it can be redeemed. Just Giving investigates the ethical and political dimensions of philanthropy and considers how giving might better support democratic values and promote justice. |
| can you write off political donations: Who Donates in Campaigns? David B. Magleby, Jay Goodliffe, Joseph A. Olsen, 2018-10-25 Utilizing surveys of Obama, McCain, and Romney donors, the authors explore the question: who donates to presidential campaigns? |
| can you write off political donations: Campaign Guide for Political Party Committees , 1984 |
| can you write off political donations: Small Change Raymond J. La Raja, 2008-03-05 All democracies face the dilemma of how to pay for politics. Money fuels the campaigns that inform and mobilize voters. But private political contributions raise the specter of undue influence, or, worse, political corruption. This book reviews the history of America's efforts at federal campaign finance reform. |
| can you write off political donations: Exempt Organizations Continuing Professional Education Technical Instruction Program for ... , 1989 |
| can you write off political donations: Charitable Contributions United States. Internal Revenue Service, 2002 |
| can you write off political donations: Affluence and Influence Martin Gilens, 2012-07-22 Why policymaking in the United States privileges the rich over the poor Can a country be a democracy if its government only responds to the preferences of the rich? In an ideal democracy, all citizens should have equal influence on government policy—but as this book demonstrates, America's policymakers respond almost exclusively to the preferences of the economically advantaged. Affluence and Influence definitively explores how political inequality in the United States has evolved over the last several decades and how this growing disparity has been shaped by interest groups, parties, and elections. With sharp analysis and an impressive range of data, Martin Gilens looks at thousands of proposed policy changes, and the degree of support for each among poor, middle-class, and affluent Americans. His findings are staggering: when preferences of low- or middle-income Americans diverge from those of the affluent, there is virtually no relationship between policy outcomes and the desires of less advantaged groups. In contrast, affluent Americans' preferences exhibit a substantial relationship with policy outcomes whether their preferences are shared by lower-income groups or not. Gilens shows that representational inequality is spread widely across different policy domains and time periods. Yet Gilens also shows that under specific circumstances the preferences of the middle class and, to a lesser extent, the poor, do seem to matter. In particular, impending elections—especially presidential elections—and an even partisan division in Congress mitigate representational inequality and boost responsiveness to the preferences of the broader public. At a time when economic and political inequality in the United States only continues to rise, Affluence and Influence raises important questions about whether American democracy is truly responding to the needs of all its citizens. |
| can you write off political donations: Standards of Accounting and Financial Reporting for Voluntary Health and Welfare Organizations , 1988 |
| can you write off political donations: Financing Political Parties and Election Campaigns Ingrid van Biezen, Council of Europe, 2003-01-01 On cover & title page: Integrated project Making democratic institutions work |
| can you write off political donations: Self-employment Tax , 1988 |
| can you write off political donations: The Pig Book Citizens Against Government Waste, 2013-09-17 The federal government wastes your tax dollars worse than a drunken sailor on shore leave. The 1984 Grace Commission uncovered that the Department of Defense spent $640 for a toilet seat and $436 for a hammer. Twenty years later things weren't much better. In 2004, Congress spent a record-breaking $22.9 billion dollars of your money on 10,656 of their pork-barrel projects. The war on terror has a lot to do with the record $413 billion in deficit spending, but it's also the result of pork over the last 18 years the likes of: - $50 million for an indoor rain forest in Iowa - $102 million to study screwworms which were long ago eradicated from American soil - $273,000 to combat goth culture in Missouri - $2.2 million to renovate the North Pole (Lucky for Santa!) - $50,000 for a tattoo removal program in California - $1 million for ornamental fish research Funny in some instances and jaw-droppingly stupid and wasteful in others, The Pig Book proves one thing about Capitol Hill: pork is king! |
| can you write off political donations: Federal Election Commission Regulations United States. Federal Election Commission, 1980 |
| can you write off political donations: Campaign Guide for Congressional Candidates and Committees , 1982 |
| can you write off political donations: Information on the United States-Canada Income Tax Treaty United States. Internal Revenue Service, 1996 |
| can you write off political donations: Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 United States. Office of Federal Elections, 1974 |
| can you write off political donations: Campaign Finance and Political Polarization Raymond J. La Raja, Brian F. Schaffner, 2015-10-06 An illuminating perspective on the polarizing effects of campaign finance reform |
| can you write off political donations: The Science of Success Charles G. Koch, 2007-03-22 Praise for THE SCIENCE OF SUCCESS Evaluating the success of an individual or company is a lot like judging a trapper by his pelts. Charles Koch has a lot of pelts. He has built Koch Industries into the world's largest privately held company, and this book is an insider's guide to how he did it. Koch has studied how markets work for decades, and his commitment to pass that knowledge on will inspire entrepreneurs for generations to come. —T. Boone Pickens A must-read for entrepreneurs and corporate executives that is also applicable to the wider world. MBM is an invaluable tool for engendering excellence for all groups, from families to nonprofit entities. Government leaders could avoid policy failures by heeding the science of human behavior. —Richard L. Sharp, Chairman, CarMax My father, Sam Walton, stressed the importance of fundamental principles—such as humility, integrity, respect, and creating value—that are the foundation for success. No one makes a better case for these principles than Charles Koch. —Rob Walton, Chairman, Wal-Mart What accounts for Koch Industries' spectacular success? Charles Koch calls it Market-Based Management: a vision that nurtures personal qualities of humility and integrity that build trust and the confidence to enhance future success through learning from failure, and a culture of thinking in terms of opportunity cost and comparative advantage for all employees. —Vernon Smith, 2002 Nobel laureate in economics In a very thoughtful, creative, and understandable way, Charles Koch explains how he has used the science of human behavior to create a culture that has produced one of the world's largest and most successful private companies. A must-read for anyone interested in creating value. —William B. Harrison Jr., Former Chairman and CEO, JPMorgan Chase & Co. The same exacting thought, rooted in the realities of human nature, that the framers of the U.S. Constitution put into building a nation of entrepreneurs, Charles Koch has framed to build an enduring company of entrepreneurs—a company larger than Microsoft, Dell, HP, and other giants. Every entrepreneur should study this book. —Verne Harnish, founder, Young Entrepreneurs' Organization, author of Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, CEO, Gazelles Inc. |
| can you write off political donations: Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, 12th edition Henry M. Robert III, Daniel H. Honemann, Thomas J. Balch, 2020-08-25 The only current authorized edition of the classic work on parliamentary procedure--now in a new updated edition Robert's Rules of Order is the recognized guide to smooth, orderly, and fairly conducted meetings. This 12th edition is the only current manual to have been maintained and updated since 1876 under the continuing program established by General Henry M. Robert himself. As indispensable now as the original edition was more than a century ago, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised is the acknowledged gold standard for meeting rules. New and enhanced features of this edition include: Section-based paragraph numbering to facilitate cross-references and e-book compatibility Expanded appendix of charts, tables, and lists Helpful summary explanations about postponing a motion, reconsidering a vote, making and enforcing points of order and appeals, and newly expanded procedures for filling blanks New provisions regarding debate on nominations, reopening nominations, and completing an election after its scheduled time Dozens more clarifications, additions, and refinements to improve the presentation of existing rules, incorporate new interpretations, and address common inquiries Coinciding with publication of the 12th edition, the authors of this manual have once again published an updated (3rd) edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised In Brief, a simple and concise introductory guide cross-referenced to it. |
| can you write off political donations: Political Brands Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, 2019 From ‘I Like Ike’ to Trump’s MAGA hats, branding and politics have gone hand in hand, selling ideas, ideals and candidates. Political Brands explores the legal framework for the use of commercial branding and advertising techniques in presidential political campaigns, as well as the impact of politics on commercial brands. This thought provoking book examines how branding is used by citizens to change public policy, from Civil Rights activists in the 1960s to survivors of the 2018 Parkland massacre. |
| can you write off political donations: Campaign Guide for Corporations and Labor Organizations United States. Federal Election Commission, 1994-03 |
| can you write off political donations: The Influence of Campaign Contributions in State Legislatures Lynda W. Powell, 2012-03-06 Campaign contributions are widely viewed as a corrupting influence but most scholarly research concludes that they have marginal impact on legislative behavior. Lynda W. Powell shows that contributions have considerable influence in some state legislatures but very little in others. Using a national survey of legislators, she develops an innovative measure of influence and delineates the factors that explain this great variation across the 99 U.S. state legislative chambers. Powell identifies the personal, institutional, and political factors that determine how much time a legislator devotes to personal fundraising and fundraising for the caucus. She shows that the extent of donors' legislative influence varies in ways corresponding to the same variations in the factors that determine fundraising time. She also confirms a link between fundraising and lobbying with evidence supporting the theory that contributors gain access to legislators based on donations, Powell's findings have important implications for the debate over the role of money in the legislative process. |
| can you write off political donations: Parking Cash Out , 1994 |
| can you write off political donations: Nonprofits & Government Elizabeth T. Boris, C. Eugene Steuerle, 2006 The past several decades have seen unprecedented growth in the scope and complexity of relationships between government and nonprofit organizations. These relationships have been more fruitful than many critics had feared and more problematic than many advocates had hoped. Nonprofits and Government is the first comprehensive, multidisciplinary exploration of nonprofit-government relations. The second edition of this important book is fully updated and includes two new chapters. The authors address a host of important issues, including nonprofit advocacy, direct regulatory and tax policy, the conversion of nonprofits to for-profits, clashes in government interaction with religion and the arts, and international nonprofit-government relationships. Practitioners, researchers, and policymakers alike will benefit from the authors' wide-ranging discussion. |
| can you write off political donations: Estimates of Federal Tax Expenditures United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means, 1976 |
| can you write off political donations: The Wall Street Journal. Financial Guidebook for New Parents Stacey L. Bradford, 2009-06-02 A practical approach to affording your kids from cradle to college. Bringing home your bouncing baby boy or girl should be an exciting time of celebration–not cause for worry about how you’re going to pay for feeding, clothing, and caring for your new bundle of expenses. The average family will spend between $11,000 and $16,000 during a new baby’s first year, and more than $200,000 before a kid’s eighteenth birthday. Unfortunately, a second child only doubles your costs, with little economy of scale for each additional baby. Before you start using these statistics as birth control, take a deep breath and know that you can have a family and make a comfortable future for your children while saving for your own important goals. The Wall Street Journal Financial Guidebook for New Parents shows you the way, with information on how to: • Safeguard your child’s well-being with wills, trusts, and life insurance • Best weigh your child-care options and decide whether to go back to work • Save on taxes with child-friendly tax credits and deductions plus tax-advantaged benefits at work • Manage your family’s health-care costs • Save for long-term costs by setting up a college fund • Spend smart and save money at every stage of your child’s development • Continue to contribute to your own retirement savings From maternity (and paternity) leave to flexible spending accounts to 529 college plans, The Wall Street Journal Financial Guidebook for New Parents provides all the information you need to meet your child’s expenses while also protecting your family’s financial security. |
| can you write off political donations: Prospect Research for Fundraisers Jennifer J. Filla, Helen E. Brown, 2013-03-18 Essential tools for implementing right-sized prospect research techniques that help nonprofit organizations reach their fundraising goals Written especially for front-line fundraisers, Prospect Research for Fundraisers presents a practical understanding of prospect research, prospect management, and fundraising analytics, demonstrating how research can be used to raise more money. Filled with examples, case studies, interviews, and stories, this unique book is structured around the fundraising cycle and illustrates the myriad of current and ever-changing prospect research tools and techniques available to boost an organization's fundraising effectiveness. From essential overviews to how-to-search skills, this practical book gives development officers the tools to understand how to use prospect research in ways that best fit their goals for each stage of the fundraising cycle. Provides practical insight to understand the best use of each prospect research tool and technique Features a companion website with a variety of online tools to help readers implement key concepts Part of the AFP Fund Development Series Prospect Research for Fundraisers provides fundraisers with an understanding of what prospect research is and which resources are available to small organizations that have limited internal capacity, medium-sized organizations building capacity, and large organizations wanting to maximize their strengths. It offers a practical understanding of the relevant tools at the disposal of development officers and managers responsible for hiring, outsourcing, purchasing, managing, and implementing prospect research within their organizations. |
| can you write off political donations: The Givers David Callahan, 2017 An inside look at the secretive world of elite philanthropists--and how they're quietly wielding ever more power to shape American life in ways both good and bad. While media attention focuses on famous philanthropists such as Bill Gates and Charles Koch, thousands of donors are at work below the radar promoting a wide range of causes. David Callahan charts the rise of these new power players and the ways they are converting the fortunes of a second Gilded Age into influence. He shows how this elite works behind the scenes on education, the environment, science, LGBT rights, and many other issues--with deep impact on government policy. Above all, he shows that the influence of the Givers is only just beginning, as new waves of billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg turn to philanthropy. Based on extensive research and interviews with countless donors and policy experts, this is not a brief for or against the Givers, but a fascinating investigation of a power shift in American society that has implications for us all. |
| can you write off political donations: Robots Make Bad Fundraisers Steven Shattuck, 2020-03-12 In some ways, we're in a golden age of fundraising. There have never been more ways to capture attention, rally supporters, generate revenue, and measure fundraising performance than there are today. The accessibility of this technology has also never been greater, even to the smallest charities.When the robots work, amazing things can happen. We can A/B test the performance of emails and donation forms, stream HD video from the other side of the globe with a device that fits in our pocket, dissect website traffic data down to single visitor behavior, and predict donor behavior thanks to AI and machine learning. |
| can you write off political donations: Campaigning for Congress Jonathan Bernstein, Adrienne Bird Jamieson, Christine Trost, 1995 |
| can you write off political donations: Giving USA 2018 Giving USA Foundation, 2018-06-12 |
| can you write off political donations: Unicorns Unite Jessamyn Shams-Lau, Jane Leu, Vu Le, 2018-05-15 All the movers, shakers and change-makers of the world continue to tackle the growing list of problems facing humanity. However, there's a problem. Nonprofits and foundations need each other to fulfil their quest to eradicate global poverty like a unicorn needs a rainbow, but the way in which they work together is far from perfect. Enter the Unicorns. Part relationship-counseling, part manifesto, part workbook. Unicorns Unite provides the game-changing ideas and talking points for the conversation we really need to have; how can non-profits and foundations work better together? |
| can you write off political donations: The Power of Forgiveness: Pope Francis on Reconciliation United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2021-08-24 The Power of Forgiveness, Pope Francis on Reconciliation calls the reader to explore the mercy of God, received in a profound way by turning toward God in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This heartfelt collection of the Pope's reflections on the need for repentance, awareness of sin, God's divine mercy, forgiveness of others, and confession and absolution, is a transformative read for Catholics of all vocational states! |
| can you write off political donations: Utilities Code: Sections 1.001 to 58 Texas, 1998 |
Are Political Contributions Tax Deductible? | H&R Block
If you made a contribution to a candidate or to a political party, campaign, or cause, you may be wondering if your political contributions are tax deductible. The answer is no – donations to …
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Aug 8, 2024 · Companies cannot deduct political donations, including in-kind contributions or advertisements in political convention bulletins, on their tax returns. It's worth noting that while...
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Mar 13, 2025 · In short, the IRS doesn’t allow for political donations to be deductible because it’s against federal tax law, which aims to keep the government’s main revenue stream well away …
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While charitable donations are tax-deductible, political contributions decidedly are not. Understanding the distinctions can help ensure that your giving is aligned with your objectives.
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Are Political Contributions Tax Deductible? | H&R Block
If you made a contribution to a candidate or to a political party, campaign, or cause, you may be wondering if your political contributions are tax …
Are Political Contributions Tax Deductible? - TurboTax
Apr 18, 2025 · Donations made to political organizations or political candidates aren't tax-deductible. Non-deductible contributions include …
Are Political Donations Tax Deductible? - Kiplinger
Aug 8, 2024 · Companies cannot deduct political donations, including in-kind contributions or advertisements in political convention bulletins, on their …
Are Political Donations Tax Deductible? - IRS.com
Mar 13, 2025 · In short, the IRS doesn’t allow for political donations to be deductible because it’s against federal tax law, which aims to keep the …
How, When and Where Do You Deduct Political Donations?
May 13, 2025 · It’s a blunt truth: political contributions are not tax-deductible. The federal tax code explicitly disallows any deduction for money given to a …
