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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink20•edit-27 months agoI used to believe business could claim tax breaks for the money we contribute when they ask “Do you want to donate to XYZ cause?” I learned today about how businesses can’t actually claim point-of-sale charitable donations that show on a receipt for a tax write-off. Also, I learned about how no one can claim tax write-off for cash donations into a charity jar.
minus-squareTronnaRapslinkfedilink2•7 months agoSo I was just being a greedy asshole this whole time?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•7 months agoOnly you can decide that for yourself. I still donate money to causes I believe in, just not to one’s thrust upon me at the checkout. I’m not a fan of guiltlanthropy.
I used to believe business could claim tax breaks for the money we contribute when they ask “Do you want to donate to XYZ cause?”
I learned today about how businesses can’t actually claim point-of-sale charitable donations that show on a receipt for a tax write-off. Also, I learned about how no one can claim tax write-off for cash donations into a charity jar.
So I was just being a greedy asshole this whole time?
Only you can decide that for yourself. I still donate money to causes I believe in, just not to one’s thrust upon me at the checkout. I’m not a fan of guiltlanthropy.