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| “Bailout Bill” Includes Tax Provisions |
| On October 3, the House passed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, otherwise known as the “Bailout Bill,” by a vote of 263 to 171. |
| Source: News |
| Date: 10-06-2008 |
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| Tax Extenders and AMT Bill Passes Senate With Charitable Extenders and Incentives Intact |
| On a 93-2 vote, the Senate has passed an amended version of H.R. 6049, the Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008. Core bill components include clean energy tax incentives, protection of millions of Americans from the alternative minimum tax (AMT), extensions of expiring family and business tax cuts, and charitable giving extenders and incentives. |
| Source: Planned Giving Design Center, LLC |
| Date: 09-24-2008 |
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| ECFA Board Announces Search for President |
| The ECFA board of directors is conducting a search to identify the person that God would have to serve as the next president of ECFA. The board is accepting applications for the position through November 7, 2008. |
| Source: ECFA |
| Date: 09-18-2008 |
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| Dangerous TEAM Work |
| Missionary's ordeal shows country's growing instability. |
| Source: Christianity Today |
| Date: 09-08-2008 |
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| All in the Family |
| Working with relatives carries advantages, but also risks. |
| Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy |
| Date: 09-03-2008 |
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| Paying It Forward — and Back |
| Nonprofit leaders worry as Congress rethinks tax breaks for donors and other charity policies. |
| Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy |
| Date: 09-03-2008 |
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| Churches' Online Messages Face New Scrutiny |
| As churches increasingly use the Internet to spread their message, the Internal Revenue Service has created new guidelines to explain that such communication will be treated the same as print material or broadcast sermons, reports The New York Times. |
| Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy |
| Date: 09-03-2008 |
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| Salvation Army Deploys Aid for Gustav |
| It’s not just the size of the storm that separates ministry’s response to Gustav from its response to Katrina. |
| Source: Christianity Today |
| Date: 09-02-2008 |
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