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Food Banks Count on Congress to Expand Charitable Tax Credits

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Monday, November 17, 2014   

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. - The future of some types of charitable deductions is on the line as the "America Gives More Act" awaits action in the U.S. Senate. It's a package of bills that reinstates federal tax credits for crop donations from farmers.

Jeff Kleen, public policy advocate with Oregon Food Bank, says the credits expired the end of last year, and it's now up to the Senate Finance Committee to decide on their fate before the next tax season.

"We're concerned that the uncertainty that has existed this far has already impacted food donations," says Kleen. "We're eager for Congress to get back to work and pass this food donation tax deduction."

The America Gives More Act already passed in the House this summer.

Gary Miles, executive director of Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland, says Kentucky has a state tax credit for farmers who donate produce to food banks. Miles says if passed, the "America Gives More Act" could help increase donations, both from farmers and the smaller "mom and pop" stores.

"It could be very important to us once we put an education system in place and make the small businesses and the farmers aware," says Miles.

Kentucky's Heartland distributes more than 12-million pounds of food a year across 42 counties. The "America Gives More Act" would also allow people to make charitable donations until April 15 for the previous tax year.

But charitable deductions in general are getting more scrutiny in the debate about how to make the U.S. tax laws less complicated.


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