Economic Perspective
These articles were written by Eugene Steuerle. He is an institute fellow at the Urban Institute and a former deputy assistant secretary of the Treasury.
March 1, 2013
Permanently extending the charitable deduction deadline to filing day would cost the government little but provide greater certainty to taxpayers and stimulate more and broader giving by taxpayers, and potential complications would be easy to solve, according to a March report from the Tax Policy Center.
