The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Tax Agency Investigates Land-Donation Deals

By Peter Panepento

The Internal Revenue Service is trying to crack down on a possible scam involving real estate and charities.

The tax agency has started contacting charities it believes have taken part in so-called successor member interest real-estate transactions — transactions the IRS thinks may be an abuse of the federal tax code.

It has sent letters to...

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