Hello, Folks --

In light of the recent thread about tax deductions allowable for donated
space, I thought I'd put in my $.02, FWIW.

When I clerked in a law library during grad school, one of the rules that the
librarian pounded into my feeble little brain was <Old law is bad law> and tax
law is one of the most volatile areas of the law.

I'm not saying that the citations Andy Finch mentioned in an earlier post are
wrong. However, given the dates of the publications, 1991 and 1994, I'd
suggest doing some research to substantiate the information.

I think anyone's best bet for getting information on the tax law re:donations
is to talk with a tax attorney. They will have access to all the latest
findings and interpretations of the law. The legal fees you'll have to pay are
probably less than any penalties the IRS might levy if you don't have the
right info.

BTW, on a completely different note...Try doing a search on your favorite
search engine for <Sara Crewe>. You might be interested in what turns up.  Or
maybe not.

Gregg Jackson
Librarian
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
"Where children grow up...and adults don't have to!"

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