Legal Rules and Regulations Nat Carmichael, JD Lorraine Jordan, CRNA, PhD, FAAN Advancing the...

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Legal Rules and Regulations Nat Carmichael, JD Lorraine Jordan, CRNA, PhD, FAAN Advancing the science of anesthesia through education and research

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Legal Rules and Regulations

Nat Carmichael, JD

Lorraine Jordan, CRNA, PhD, FAAN

Advancing the science of anesthesia through education and research

Fundraising RestrictionsYou would like to hold a live auction and a

raffle at your next state meeting. Prior to holding the fundraiser you should:

A) Prepare tax receipts in advance to give out to your donors.

B) Call your attorney general’s office to let them know the details of your fundraiser.

C) Call the Foundation to see if these activities are allowed within your state.

D) All of the above.

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Fundraising RestrictionsYou would like to hold a live auction and a

raffle at your next state meeting. Prior to holding the fundraiser you should:

C) Call the Foundation to see if these activities are allowed within your state.

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Fundraising Restrictions

You are encouraging members to give to the Foundation at your state meeting and you are giving a donut to everyone who makes a gift.

Are you allowed to do this?

Does this affect the donor’s tax deduction?

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Fundraising Restrictions

Donors may be offered “token” gifts that are less than $9.60 in value and it will not affect their tax deduction!

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Fundraising RestrictionsEvents – Quid Pro QuoYou are holding a “Cooking Class”

fundraiser at your next state meeting and charging $75 per person to attend. The cost per person is $30 Which of the following are not true:

A) You should inform the Foundation prior to holding an event like this.

B) You should give attendees a gift receipt for the full $75 fee. C) You should inform attendees that $45 of the ticket price is

tax deductible.

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Fundraising Restrictions

Events – Quid Pro QuoYou are holding a “Cooking Class”

fundraiser at your next state meeting and charging $75 per person to attend. The cost per person is $30 Which of the following are not true:

C) You should inform attendees that $45 of the ticket price is tax deductible.

The Foundation will send these event gift receipts when the money is processed at the home office.

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Gift Acceptance Challenge!

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Tax Deductibility

When does a donor need a written acknowledgment for a donation?

A)For gifts that are $500 or moreB)For gifts that are $250 or moreC)For gifts that are $100 or moreD)A donor needs written acknowledgement for

any gift.

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Tax Deductibility

When does a donor need a written acknowledgment for a donation?

B) For gifts that are $250 or more

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A donor is responsible for obtaining a written acknowledgment from a charity for any single contribution of $250 or more before the donor can claim a charitable contribution on his/her federal income tax return.

Tax Deductibility

When does the AANA Foundation issue gift receipts?

A) For gifts that are $250 or more.

B) For gifts that are $100 or more.

C) For gifts that are $50 or more.

D) For any gift regardless of size.

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Tax Deductibility

When does the AANA Foundation issue gift receipts?

D) For any gift regardless of size.

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Tax DeductibilityYou are holding a raffle at your state

meeting for two tickets to an NFL game. The raffle tickets are $20 each.

Can the buyers of the raffle tickets take a full tax deduction for tickets they purchase?

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Tax DeductibilityCan the buyers of the raffle tickets take a

full tax deduction for tickets they purchase?

No. The IRS deems the cost of raffle, bingo, or lottery tickets are not deductible as charitable contributions.

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Tax DeductibilityDeduction for Donated Property - Quilt

A donor has given you a handmade quilt to be auctioned at your next state meeting. Which of the following are true?

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A) The donor may take a tax deduction for the winning bid on the quilt.

B) The donor may take a tax deduction for the cost of materials used to make the quilt.

C) The donor may use the fair market value for determining the deduction.

D) The Foundation is required to get an appraisal for the quilt.

Tax DeductibilityDeduction for Donated Property - Quilt

A donor has given you a handmade quilt to be auctioned at your next state meeting. Which of these are true?

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C) The donor may use the fair market value for determining the deduction.Winning bidders receive a tax receipt from the AANA Foundation stating the total of their winning bid and that they may be entitled to a charitable deduction for the amount of the bid over the fair market value of the item.

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Contact: Nat CarmichaelEmail: [email protected]: 847-655-1175