Businesses that donate to charitable funds in exchange for a state tax credit can deduct those costs from their federal taxes, according to regulations released on Friday.
The Internal Revenue Service guidance, which finalized a proposal from December, addresses confusion to how the donations are treated, following changes to how the IRS treats tax benefits from donating to state charitable funds.
The regulations also provide a safe harbor for some individuals who donate to these charitable funds for a tax credit.
The regulations are a response to new state charitable funds that sprung up following the 2017 tax law, which capped the annual state and local tax, or SALT, deduction on federal tax returns at $10,000.
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