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tablecontrol t1_j699a38 wrote

Reply to comment by occipixel_lobe in AmazonSmile closes: Charities say they will suffer by [deleted]

> a scheme to avoid taxes, people. All of these charity donation requests at checkout in your local big box store are also for that. Just a way to avoid paying taxes.

this is false

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occipixel_lobe t1_j69fqln wrote

Nope, it's true. The Amazon Smile foundation gets to write donations off on taxes - NOT you. So... who do you think owns the Amazon Smile foundation??

Here: https://www.goodwillsemi.org/shop/the-benefits-of-using-amazon-smile-when-making-purchases/

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He_who_bobs_beneath t1_j6a68dz wrote

The knowledge of Reddit’s amazing taxation accountants never ceases to amaze me.

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FasterThanTW t1_j6b44l8 wrote

In Amazon's case they are the ones making the donation, not the customer. In the case of the store, the customer is making the donation and the store doesn't get any tax advantage from that

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