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TAX WATCH

Tax Agency Blocks Improper Vehicle Deductions

By Elizabeth Schwinn

After discovering that some charities are providing donors of automobiles and other vehicles with incorrect receipts that allow contributors to claim overly generous charitable deductions, the IRS has taken steps to block the practice.

Under a law that took effect last year, a donor's income-tax deduction for a contributed car,...

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