During the holiday rush, charitable issues arise: South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "During the holiday rush, charitable issues arise
By Janet Kidd Stewart
Chicago Tribune
Posted December 18 2005
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At www.newtithing.org, donors can plug in their earned income and their total household assets for suggestions on how much to give. The site uses tax benefit estimates to show donors how much more they can give to charity because of tax incentives. It calculates giving suggestions based on income and assets, because the traditional notion of tithing--giving 10 percent of income--doesn't necessarily fit wealthy households that have modest annual incomes compared with their total assets.
