Charitable Giving Law Made Easy - by Bruce R Hopkins (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This authoritative guide presents in-depth discussions on such hot topics as the timing of charitable deductions, estate and gift tax considerations, special property rules, and planned giving. Packed with practical tips and hard-to-find advice, Charitable Giving Law Made Easy sheds light on complex legal issues concerning charitable giving with plain-language explanations of laws and regulations for non-legal professionals.

From the Back Cover

THE INS AND OUTS OF CHARITABLE GIVING LAW--MADE EASY!

Written by renowned author Bruce R. Hopkins, Charitable Giving Law Made Easy is a must-read guide for accountants, consultants, investors, nonprofit executives, and fundraising professionalsanyone needing to know the essentials of the laws involving charitable giving.

This authoritative guide presents in-depth discussions on such hot topics as the timing of charitable deductions, estate and gift tax considerations, special property rules, and planned giving. It also includes crucial information on deduction reduction rules, the twice-basis deductions, uses of life insurance, and international charitable giving.

• Designed to get you quickly up to speed, you will discover:
• How to handle the complex legal issues involved when individuals give money or property to charitable organizations
• Invaluable information on unique charitable gift situations
• Advice on how to navigate valuation, disclosure, reporting, and other regulatory issues
• The many new laws and law provisions just enacted by Congress

Packed with practical tips and hard-to-find advice, Charitable Giving Law Made Easy sheds light on complex legal issues concerning charitable giving with plain-language explanations of laws and regulations for non-legal professionals.

About the Author

BRUCE R. HOPKINS is the country's leading authority on tax-exempt organizations and is a senior partner with the firm Polsinelli Shalton Welte Suelthaus PC. He is the author or coauthor of nineteen books, including The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations, Eighth Edition (and the forthcoming Ninth Edition); Planning Guide for the Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations; Nonprofit Law Made Easy; 650 Essential Nonprofit Law Questions Answered; The Law of Fundraising, Third Edition; Private Foundations: Tax Law and Compliance, Second Edition; The Tax Law of Charitable Giving, Third Edition; The Law of Intermediate Sanctions; and The Law of Tax-Exempt Healthcare Organizations, Second Edition, as well as the newsletter Bruce R. Hopkins' Nonprofit Counsel, all published by Wiley.