IRS Targeting Charitable Deductions: Old Dog, Old Tricks

At the NYU Tax Controversy Forum last week, ( former ?) Acting IRS Chief Counsel Ken Kies commented on the IRS conservation easement settlement initiative and noted that the IRS is looking into what he calls “easement-like” charitable donations of medical devices. With the dog days of summer quickly approaching, Mr. Kies provided a helpful reminder that the IRS’s expensive crusade against charitable-minded taxpayers continues.