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Hungry Arizonans Could Benefit if Congress Acts on Tax Breaks

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Monday, November 24, 2014   

PHOENIX – Food banks in Arizona and across the nation could feed more hungry people if Congress restores some charitable deductions that expired this year.

According to Brian Simpson, communications director for the Association of Arizona Food Banks, organizations like his and other nonprofit groups are watching the America Gives More Act.

It's legislation that would reinstate federal tax credits for crop donations from farmers and food manufacturers.

"We're hoping that these increased tax incentives can act as a sort of equalizer, if you will, so that there's an opportunity for them to donate to the network and be worth their while, as well," Simpson says.

The America Gives More Act passed in the House this summer but still requires Senate approval for passage and has been stuck in committee.

Simpson points out that food banks are heading into their busiest time of year, so the additional donations from food businesses and farmers would be helpful.

Simpson points out Arizona lawmakers approved a state law a couple of years ago to give farmers a tax break for donating their crops to charity.

"It gives them some tax incentives at the full retail value of what that produce is to donate that,” he explains. “And really, the design of that law was to help offset some of the expenses that farmers have, when the retail market maybe is not doing as good as they want it to do."

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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