Category: Charitable Gifting
Want to Make an Impact?—A Win-Win: Using Retirement Funds to Support Your Favorite Cause
Want to Make an Impact?—A Win-Win: Using Retirement Funds to Support Your Favorite Cause Introduction In December 2022, Congress passed the Secure 2.0 Act of 2022 (the “Act”). Included in the Act is a provision that allows certain individuals to make a one-time transfer of up to $50,000 directly from…
IRS Taxes Gain On Sale of Shares Gifted to Charity to Donor
The recent case of Estate of Hoensheid v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, decided in March 2023, shows that the IRS is continuing to aggressively attack gifts of shares of stock to a charity, followed by a sale of those shares by the charity. The object of the taxpayer is to…