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IRS Warns of Tax Abuses Involving Nonprofits - Government & Politics Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "IRS Warns of Tax Abuses Involving Nonprofits

April 8, 2011, 7:51 pm

By Lisa Chiu

As tax season ticks down, the IRS is warning Americans not to abuse deductions for charitable giving.

The IRS, in its annual list of the year’s “dirty dozen” tax scams, says that attempts to abuse charitable organizations and deductions are among the most common efforts to skirt the tax code."