Are they really business donations?
A business asks it's customers to buy items from their store, and pay for them mind you, and place them into a donation basket for a good charity. The...
A business asks it’s customers to buy items from their store, and pay for them mind you, and place them into a donation basket for a good charity. Then the store manager turns in the "donation", gets a receipt from the charity, and uses it for a tax deduction. How right is this? Is it wrong? Give me your opinion. 10 points to the one who makes me believe their point of view!
Emilie: You didn’t answer the question, it happens all the time in the area where I live. I’m just wondering if people think this is a right thing to do or if it’s really cheating since the store received $ for the "donated" items.
Devil: That’s not an answer either, are there any intelligent people on here? Someone?
LEGALLY it is OK, ethically and morally is a different question. I personally do not think that it it either. That is very similar to getting a gift from someone that states "A donation in your name has been made to XXX Charity. Merry Christmas." You get nothing, but the person who made the donation in your name gets the tax write-off.