Year-end charitable giving ideas {PFP Section}

Holiday season is a great time of year to discuss philanthropic intent with your clients. This brings together the year-end planning opportunity to maximize tax deductions and the time of year to have purposeful conversations with family on causes that matter. In this episode of the PFP Section podcast, JG Gassman, CPA/PFS, and Rick Peck share ideas to consider with your clients as the end of the year approaches, including:

• A smarter way to give than writing checks
• Using a Donor Advised Fund (DAF) to receive the charitable deduction while also giving breathing room to make decisions on where to give
• Using charitable donation strategies to offset taxable income
• Connecting the private foundation to a DAF to make the 5% annual requirement more effective
• The philanthropic approach to minimizing tax on Roth conversions in a down market

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• Chapter 5 on charitable giving in the Guide to Financial & Estate Planning
• Analysis of a tax return for financial planning opportunities checklist (includes a section on charitable giving)
• When a donor advised fund is right for your client
• An example of a scholarship fund
• How to direct a QCD that is an alternative to the DAF

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