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AFP eWire December 7, 2010	President Obama and GOP Tax Cuts Extension Could Extend the IRA Rollover Provision President Obama and the Republicans in Congress have forged an agreement on a two-year extension of several tax cuts. It is AFP's hope that an extension of the IRA Rollover provision will be included in the final iteration of that agreement.
AFP eWire January 28, 2008	AFP Urges Congress to Include IRA Rollover in Stimulus Package AFP has submitted a written statement to the Senate Finance Committee, urging Senators to include an extension of the IRA Rollover provision in the economic stimulus package currently being considered.
AFP eWire July 30, 2007	AFP to Congress: Make the IRA Rollover Permanent In written comments delivered to Congress, AFP called for the expansion and permanent extension of the IRA Rollover provision and congressional allocation of greater resources for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement initiatives.
AFP eWire April 28, 2008	IRA Rollover Provision Introduced by Key Senators The chair and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee have introduced comprehensive tax legislation that includes an extension of the IRA Rollover provision until Dec. 31, 2009.
AFP eWire October 8, 2007	New Version of IRA Rollover Bill Introduced With the current provision for IRA rollover for charitable giving about to expire, bills are being pushed to extend or expand IRA rollovers.
AFP eWire August 7, 2006	IRA Rollover Close to Final Approval The Senate passed a pension reform bill containing the IRA rollover provision and other charitable giving incentives, as well as a series of charitable reforms.
AFP eWire March 19, 2007	Bills Introduced to Expand, Extend IRA Rollover The Public Good IRA Rollover Act would make the IRA rollover provision permanent. It also would allow donors age 59 1/2 or older to make contributions tax free from their IRAs to a charitable remainder trust, pooled income gift or charitable gift annuity.
AFP eWire April 23, 2014	IRA Rollover Provision Included in Senate's EXPIRE Act The IRA Charitable Rollover has worked very successfully over the last few years, but it would be far more effective if it were made permanent.
AFP eWire December 17, 2010	IRA Charitable Rollover Included in Final Tax Bill - Provision Could Boost Giving by Billions Annually The IRA Charitable Rollover would allow donors age 70 1/2 to exclude from their taxable income any IRA funds up to $100,000 that have been withdrawn and transferred to a charity when filing a tax return
AFP eWire August 18, 2006	IRA Rollover Signed Into Law President Bush signed into law a pension reform bill that includes several giving incentives, including the IRA rollover provision. Fundraising strategies and plans will need to be immediately adjusted.
AFP eWire May 26, 2008	House Passes IRA Rollover The House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday, May 21, that included an extension of the IRA Rollover provision.
AFP eWire October 3, 2008	IRA Rollover Provision Reinstated Through 2009 President Bush has signed into law the $700 billion economic bailout bill, which includes a two-year extension of the IRA Rollover provision.
AFP eWire June 3, 2014	The Long (and Continuing) Travels of the Charitable IRA Rollover Since being first approved in 2006, the IRA Rollover provision has expired -- and been reinstated -- several times in a process AFP and other charities have gotten used to.
AFP eWire December 1, 2015	Contact Congress TODAY to Reinstate and Make Permanent the IRA Rollover Congress is poised to take action on tax extenders to reinstate the Individual Retirement Account Charitable Rollover provision and other charitable provisions.
AFP eWire November 13, 2006	Election Impact Uncertain on Fundraising and Philanthropy Although the recent change in political control is significant in potential impact for some national policies related to defense, trade, energy and taxation, it is not clear what the changes will mean for the nonprofit sector.
AFP eWire December 16, 2015	Tax Extenders Bill Would Make IRA Rollover Permanent Congress has reached agreement on a package of tax bills that would make several charitable giving incentives permanent, including the Charitable IRA Rollover.
AFP eWire February 12, 2007	IRA Rollover Included in President's FY2008 Budget President Bush's newly released budget for Fiscal Year 2008 includes a provision to make the IRA Rollover provision permanent, as well as several other charitable giving incentives.
AFP eWire November 12, 2007	IRA Rollover Extension Approved by the House The House of Representatives has passed legislation, the Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 (H.R. 3996), that includes a one-year extension of the Individual Retirement Account rollover provision and several other charitable giving incentives.
AFP eWire March 27, 2006	Grassley to Investigate Nonprofit Hospitals The chair of the Senate Finance Committee and the lead critic of nonprofits in Congress, is now expanding his investigation of the sector into nonprofit hospitals.
AFP eWire December 20, 2007	IRA Rollover to be Considered in 2008, Possibly Made Retroactive The House of Representatives adjourned for the holiday season before completing its work on a package of tax extenders that included the Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Rollover provision.
AFP eWire February 11, 2008	President's Budget Includes IRA Rollover, Other Giving Provisions President Bush's proposed 2009 budget contains a provision to make permanent the Individual Retirement Account Rollover provision, which expired at the end of 2007.
AFP eWire December 2, 2014	Congress Reaches Deal on IRA Rollover, But Major Hurdles Remain "AFP is strongly supportive of a permanent IRA Rollover, and we will be pushing for that," said Andrew Watt, FInstF, president and CEO of AFP.
AFP eWire July 3, 2006	Charitable Reforms Tacked on to Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act The Senate Finance Committee has added numerous charitable reform provisions, including new disclosure requirements to S. 1321.
AFP eWire October 3, 2005	Care Act Introduced in House and Senate The Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act, S.1780, was reintroduced by Sens. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) and Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) on Sept. 28, 2005.
AFP eWire November 8, 2004	Bush, Congress at Odds Over Charities? At his first press conference since being reelected, President Bush indicated that tax reform will be a priority in his second term and stated that tax incentives for charitable giving are very important and should not reduced.
AFP eWire September 19, 2005	House and Senate Introduce Hurricane Katrina Tax Relief Legislation Congress has introduced Hurricane Katrina tax relief packages that include direct grants to help those affected by the tragedy, as well as tax incentives to encourage charitable giving.
AFP eWire April 22, 2015	AFP Submits Comments to Senate on Tax Reform, Charitable Incentives Comments were offered to the Individual Income Tax and Business Income Tax Working Groups of the Senate Finance Committee, calling on the Senate to keep the charitable deduction in its current form.
AFP eWire December 9, 2014	Take Action: Urge Your House Member of Congress to Pass Legislation That Includes a Permanent Extension of the IRA Rollover Provision The House plans to place the Supporting America's Charities Act (H.R. 5806) on the suspension calendar (a fast-track means of passing legislation) that would permanently extend three charitable provisions.
Financial Advisor April 2007 Raymond Fazzi	A Lift For Giving A new legislative proposal would remove the annual limit of $100,000 on IRA rollover donations and allow a broader range of charities to receive donations and provide IRA owners with planned giving options.
AFP eWire May 9, 2005	Legislative Update: Finance Committee Presses Forward with Reforms The Senate Finance Committee is now seeking to attach its proposed charitable reforms to completely unrelated legislation.
AFP eWire December 19, 2005	House Passes Tax Reconciliation Bill Without Charitable Giving Incentives or Reforms The House approved H.R. 4297, the Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005, by a vote of 234 -- 197 without any of the charitable giving incentives found in the Senate approved companion legislation. However, there does appear to be some negotiating room for the future.
AFP eWire March 14, 2005	Bush Nixes Non-Itemizer Despite New Study About Its Impact The Bush Administration has indicated it will no longer push for passage of the non-itemizer deduction, even as a new study shows the provision would increase giving for the United Way of America (UWA) and other organizations.
AFP eWire December 11, 2006	Stability for Philanthropic Giving Index, Confusion Over the IRA Rollover The fundraising climate has stabilized over the past year, but charities have seen only limited success so far with the new Individual Retirement Account (IRA) rollover provision, according to the latest Philanthropic Giving Index.
AFP eWire March 27, 2006	New Non-itemizer Deduction Penalizes Donors Who Itemize The non-itemizer deduction in the Senate-passed tax reconciliation bill contains an unprecedented floor for charitable contributions that effectively taxes donors who itemize their gifts.
AFP eWire May 2, 2005	Passage of Major Charitable Reforms by Memorial Day? According to Capitol Hill staff, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, is seeking to have his charitable reform measures passed by Memorial Day.
AFP eWire November 5, 2007	Senate Considering Nonprofit Hospital Reforms Republican staff for the Senate Finance Committee has developed a series of proposed reforms related to governance, meeting community needs and levels of charitable care.
AFP eWire January 31, 2005	Care Act Included in "Top Ten" Priorities for 109th Congress The Charity Aid, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act has been introduced this year as part of Senate Bill 6 (S. 6), which is one of the top ten legislative priorities for the 109th Congress over the next two years.
AFP eWire May 30, 2006	AFP Testifies Before Congress on Charitable Giving Act At a hearing of the Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology, AFP called on Congress to help charities by passing charitable giving incentives.
AFP eWire May 31, 2005	U.S. Finance Committee Turns Its Attention to Hospitals Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, requested detailed information from the nation's largest nonprofit hospitals to account for their charitable activities and validate the tax-exempt status they receive.
AFP eWire October 27, 2008	Giving Incentives Top List of Charity Public Policy Priorities A survey of charity leaders across the U.S. found that increasing tax incentives for individual charitable giving was ranked as their highest public policy priority for 2009 and beyond.
AFP eWire May 19, 2009	Obama Administration Continues to Push Proposal to Limit Charitable Deduction for the Wealthy The Obama Administration indicates it is interested in using the limitation on charitable deductions to help foot the bill for reforms.
AFP eWire July 8, 2015	Senate Working Groups Highlight Charitable Giving Incentives in Tax Reform "Exploration" Charitable giving incentives, including the IRA Rollover Provision, were featured prominently in the reports of the Senate Finance Committee working groups that identified key areas for future consideration during the tax reform debate.
AFP eWire November 21, 2005	U.S. Senate Passes Tax Reconciliation Bill Containing Giving Incentives and New Taxes on Certain Contributions In general, the Senate bill appears to be a mixed bag for the sector, containing a number of provisions that appear likely to boost charitable giving.
AFP eWire March 12, 2007	New Congressional Caucus on Philanthropy Formed The first-ever Congressional Philanthropy Caucus has been created in the House of Representatives, and a similar Senate group may be formed soon.
AFP eWire April 28, 2008	Keeping Up With Recent Tax Law Changes A recent article offers some helpful reminders for fundraisers and donors alike for navigating tax deductions for charitable gifts.
Investment Advisor April 2007 Savita Iyer	An Underutilized Charitable Option More education is needed to encourage tax-free gifts to nonprofits from financial advisory clients' IRAs.
AFP eWire August 8, 2005	Car Donations Down at Many U.S. Charities The number of cars donated to charity has dramatically dipped since the beginning of 2005, and many of the charities experiencing downturns blame new laws passed by Congress to thwart tax fraud.
AFP eWire September 26, 2005	Powerful Giving Incentive in Katrina Relief Legislation Congress has passed a Hurricane Katrina tax relief bill that does not include the IRA Rollover provision, but does contain a new incentive that could encourage additional giving.
AFP eWire June 4, 2007	Finance Committee Calls for Updated, More Extensive Form 990 Sens. Max Baucus and Charles Grassley, the chair and ranking member of the Finance Committee respectively, have asked the U.S. Department of the Treasury to update the Form 990, the annual charity reporting form, and include more information about fundraising.
AFP eWire June 30, 2009	Help AFP Fight Proposals That Would Limit Charitable Deductions The White House continues to press for harmful limits on charitable deductions to fund healthcare reforms. AFP urges you to contact members of Congress immediately to oppose these measures.