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The store takes your donation, then they donate it and take all the credit.
“Store name” donated $1 million to XYZ Charity.
Not only do they get the credit, they also get tax benefits from the donation.
Update: Seems I am incorrect! Thanks for the polite discourse.
I don’t think they can get a tax break, but they definitely get the media attention.
Well if they donate that money to their own charity then I'm sure they figure out some way to keep most of it. "Admin costs " and such.
No, that's not how it works. All they get from the donation is good PR.
A lot of billionaires have their own charities.
You telling me they only do it for PR?
I don't believe it. That's just not consistent with their greed.
I'm sure that the charitable image is part of it. But I don't think they are doing it for only that reason.
They totally do, at least in the USA they do. Well documented corporate practice.
I thought so too.
https://taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/who-gets-tax-benefit-those-checkout-donations-0
The receipt thing is a lifeprotip. I didn't know that.
I always donate directly to organizations because I didn't think I could get taxes back on it if you donate in a store.
Thank you.
IANAL! Double check.
I prefer "NSA" to "IANAL" because "No soy abogado" means "I'm not a lawyer" in spanish, which is nice because then we don't have to inadvertently think OP just told everyone he engages in anal sex every time we see the acronym.
Yeah, non-sexualized anal is totally better ;-)
I tend to prefer ‘Naughty Sex: Anal’
But then people just think you're a dirty government spy. I prefer "IDPL" for "I don't practice law" because it's fun to pronounce.
Ah yes I like IDPL better. Let's promote it until everyone adopts it.
Are your itemized deductions usually more than the standard deduction? If not it's pointless to claim it.
You should at least Google the appropriate laws before being this confidently incorrect.
False. This is an oft repeated myth.
Bring the proof. Because it's a myth.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/06/10/fact-check-false-claim-checkout-charities-offset-corporate-taxes/7622379002/
So, let's see your documentation please.
This old myth still... They do not get any tax benefits. That's not how taxes work. The donation is your donation. You can claim it on your own taxes if you itemize deductions.
They make a dollar, they donate a dollar. No change to tax.