Quote Originally Posted by 56BISON73 View Post
He still get the priority points. But his giving level isnt recognized for the higher amount. The 250.00 he only gets an 80% tax deduction. The 750.00 is 100%. So the question is do you want the bigger deduction or your name higher up the list in the program?
I've had a discussion with my accountant. She insists that since we take the standard deduction, we can't itemize this as a charitable deduction since we'd be losing more than we'd gain. I intend to corner her again when we do taxes in Feb.