The IRS has posted an article on their website with detailed guidelines on making charitable donations this year. There were several tax law changes made last year with the passing of the Pension Protection Act. The new law gives the government and taxpayers greater certainty in determining what can be deducted as a charitable contribution, and also provides retired taxpayers a new way to donate to charity. For more information on the Pension Protection Act check out
this article on the IRS’s website.