Americans are the most generous humans on the planet. In 2021, we gave nearly five hundred million dollars to about 1.5 million charitable organizations. The charities that received all this money are vital to the many critical programs that ourREAD MORE
Charitable Giving
“Giving Tuesday” was founded in 2012 by New York City’s 92nd Street YMCA in partnership with the United Nations. The focus was on encouraging charitable giving and was held on the first Tuesday after the Thanksgiving holiday. The concept quicklyREAD MORE
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act is the largest economic relief package in U.S. history. Signed into law on March 27th, the CARES Act is a broad, far-reaching bill that attempts to assist individuals, smallREAD MORE
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 eliminated or capped a lot of itemized deductions for most taxpayers. While deductions for charitable gifts were preserved, raising the standard deduction meant that many taxpayers lost the benefit of all butREAD MORE
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 changed a lot about living in California. While the Standard Deduction doubled, personal exemptions were eliminated, and several prominent deductions were capped or eliminated, including: Deductions for state and local taxes (income,READ MORE