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The Tax Law of Charitable Giving

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Bruce Hopkins has made an industry out of advising charitable organizations on tax laws an other government regulation that affect them. This book was spun out of a much earlier edition of Hopkins' better known "The Law of Tax Exempt Organizations" (now in its 8th Edition) and focuses on the rules for donors who give and charities who receive charitable donations.

This is a technical book, aimed at larger charitable organizations and professionals - attorneys and CPAs, in particular - who advise large and small charities. While a secondary reference, it does an excellent job of explaining and directing you to applicable laws, regulations and IRS rulings. It's not a book you are likely to sit down and read cover to cover. But it is a reference that nonprofit professionals and their advisors are likely find extremely useful.

Caution: The book has not yet been supplemented for the August 2006 changes imposed by the Pension Reform Act of 2006, but otherwise it is current, thorough and authoritative. I am sure that Hopkins and Wiley will have an update out soon.

Highly recommended.

I rely heavily on this book in my job and I really appreciate the clear language because I am not a CPA or lawyer.