Laura Saunders

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · Donating to a Political Cause? Know the Tax and Privacy Rules First. · 26 Sep 2022 podcast

It is really complicated. voice-verified

And sometimes if you look at the rules, you think maybe this is complicated on purpose. voice-verified

But the main complication is that some rules for donations are overseen by the IRS, the Internal Revenue Service, and then others are overseen by the Federal Election Commission. voice-verified

Well, donations to individual candidates and to parties are public. voice-verified

Your amount and your name will be published on the Federal Election Commission's website. voice-verified

And they are not tax deductible. voice-verified

And so that's what's important to know there. voice-verified

If privacy matters, you won't be private. voice-verified

There are also limits on these contributions, but I suggest that they're so complicated and they go up significantly. voice-verified

You know, if you're giving to a national party, you could give several hundred thousand dollars, but it's less if you're giving to a candidate per election cycle. voice-verified

So I suggest people read our story for a digest of that information. voice-verified

Normal PACs, political action committees, donations to normal PACs are treated the way donations to candidates and parties are treated. voice-verified

However, donations to super PACs are different. voice-verified

And all the rules about whether a super PAC can give to a PAC or a PAC can give to a candidate, those are all complicated as well. voice-verified

Again, have a look at our story and we can tell you more. voice-verified

Yes, and it's important to know about those. voice-verified

Those are not donations to candidates, but they are donations to causes. voice-verified

And they have been very much in the news lately because some billionaires have given billion-dollar gifts to causes on both the left and the right. voice-verified

But ordinary people can use these donations as well. voice-verified

And so this is where we go into the part of the election law discussion. voice-verified

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