In before “they’re just writing that off their own taxes” or "they’re already going to donate it and you’re just reimbursing them.
Most of the ones near me just ask if you want to “round up” or make a static donation amount. I’m guessing the coupon book is nothing more than the coupons they’d send out in the weekly paper. A lot of those deals aren’t even all that good. Plus, they likely expire, so it puts a time rush on using them and draws in business.
“If everything’s above board that store really just acting like an agent,” said [Laurie Styron, Executive Director, CharityWatch]. “They’re really just taking your money and at some point in the future passing it on to the charity if they’re filing their taxes correctly. It actually doesn’t have any impact on that store’s taxes,” she said.
In before “they’re just writing that off their own taxes” or "they’re already going to donate it and you’re just reimbursing them.
Most of the ones near me just ask if you want to “round up” or make a static donation amount. I’m guessing the coupon book is nothing more than the coupons they’d send out in the weekly paper. A lot of those deals aren’t even all that good. Plus, they likely expire, so it puts a time rush on using them and draws in business.