Taxpayers given extra month to make donations in 2004 - General News - Personal Finance

Taxpayers given extra month to make donations in 2004 - General News - Personal Finance: "More time to give
Pres. Bush signs law extending contribution deadline
By Andrea Coombes, CBS.MarketWatch.com
Last Update: 5:24 PM ET Jan. 7, 2005



SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- You probably thought Dec. 31 was your last chance to boost your 2004 deduction for charitable contributions, but Congress turned that rule on its head in an effort to pump up donations to tsunami relief efforts.
Pres. Bush signed into law on Friday a bill extending the deadline through Jan. 31 for claiming charitable contributions in 2004 -- as long as taxpayers give cash and it goes to aid victims of the South Asia tsunamis...."