John Jensen on mon 18 apr 05
Lili
Why would anyone want to call you names?
One needn't be begrudging to want a tax deduction. I don't think anyone =
I
know of donates artwork to various causes because of a hope for a tax
deduction. We do it because we believe in the cause and because (as =
civic
minded individuals) we like to contribute to our community. The whole
discussion about tax deduction is in another realm altogether. It seems
clear to me that these sorts of contributions are not tax deductible and
never have been, so clearly whoever has been contributing up till now =
was
doing so without hope of tax advantage and not "begrudingly."
I doubt the sort of contribution we might be discussing is on the =
cereal
bowl scale. In my experience the values are closer to several hundreds =
or a
thousand. Everybody wants whatever tax deduction they are entitled to.
John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery
John Jensen@mudbugpottery.com
http://www.toadhouse.com www://www.mudbugpottery.com
Call me names. But really! If you are so begrudging of a cereal bowl =
that
you feel you must get a tax credit for your work and all that, do =
yourself a
favor: write a check!
And if you wish to donate a magnum opus, good for you but do it =
graciously!
Lili Krakowski on mon 18 apr 05
Call me names. But really! If you are so begrudging of a cereal bowl that
you feel you must get a tax credit for your work and all that, do yourself a
favor: write a check!
And if you wish to donate a magnum opus, good for you but do it graciously!
Time is all we actually have. If you cannot give a few hours of it for the
Sake of Heaven (atheists do hush down) than forget it. I doubt any charity
wants begrudged gifts.
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
Michael Wendt on tue 19 apr 05
I am with Lili on this.
During the course of her Judaic Studies, my daughter Elizabet was learning
about charity and mentioned the levels of charitable giving.
The most charitable gift is given anonymously for a true need and without
expectation of any reward or credit or even personal thanks from the
recipient since it is anonymous.
It really is overboard to want to be paid full price for any item donated to
a charity. How is that a donation? And further, people then also want their
name boldly listed on the program as a supporter/donor. It's then
advertising, just advertising... and at the expense of other taxpayers who
have to make up for the lost revenue.
Regards,
Michael Wendt
Wendt Pottery
2729 Clearwater Ave
Lewiston, Idaho 83501
USA
wendtpot@lewiston.com
www.wendtpottery.com
Lili wrote:
Call me names. But really! If you are so begrudging of a cereal bowl that
you feel you must get a tax credit for your work and all that, do yourself a
favor: write a check!
And if you wish to donate a magnum opus, good for you but do it graciously!
Time is all we actually have. If you cannot give a few hours of it for the
Sake of Heaven (atheists do hush down) than forget it. I doubt any charity
wants begrudged gifts.
Lili Krakowski
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