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Oct 12, 2011
***Just Announced*** Senate Hearing on Charitable Giving Tax Incentives - Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Baucus to Seek Ways to Efficiently Stimulate Charitable Giving at Tax Reform hearing
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) will convene a hearing on Tuesday to consider how tax reform can efficiently stimulate charitable giving. The hearing, titled “Tax Reform Options: Incentives for Charitable Giving,” will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 18, in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. This hearing is the latest in a set of hearings being held this fall to examine various segments of the economy and tax code.
At the hearing, Baucus and the witnesses will evaluate issues surrounding the charitable giving tax deduction, including how effective it is at stimulating charitable giving and to what extent non-profits benefit from the deduction.
Who:
Senate Finance Committee
U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Chairman
What:
Hearing on tax reform and charitable giving
Where:
Dirksen Senate Office Building 215
Washington, D.C. 20510
When:
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
10:00 a.m.
Witnesses:
- Dr. Frank Sammartino, Assistant Director For Tax Analysis, Congressional Budget Office
- Elder Dallin H. Oaks, The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Dr. Eugene Steuerle, Richard B. Fisher Chair and Institute Fellow, The Urban Institute
- Mr. Brian A. Gallagher, President and CEO, United Way Worldwide
- Mr. Roger Colinvaux, Associate Professor, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
We will keep you posted on developments. Click here to visit the hearing website.