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Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Car Donations Have Seen Drop
For years, charities have been collecting cars and reselling them to make money. Car donations have generated millions of dollars for nonprofit organizations. But that may be changing. Back in January the federal government changed the tax law that covers car donations. The change means people who donate cars don't get as big of a tax break as they used to. And charities say there's been a sharp drop in the number of cars being donated.

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Posted by Jennifer Lowe, 11:53:10 PM

IRS Nat'l Taxpayer Advocate Rept to Congress
The IRS's primary objective should be strengthening voluntary compliance, National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson counseled in a new report to Congress. The report, delivered July 8, takes the IRS to task for its "laudable" but "very narrow" focus on enforcing tax laws. Olson has repeatedly expressed concern about the direction that the IRS is taking under Commissioner Mark Everson's enforcement-heavy agenda for the agency. The IRS's current mindset conflicts with the agency's mission as set forth in the reforms of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (RRA 98), according to Olson.