On 10/24/07, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
Wasn't it Anthony that first raised the issue of itemized deductions?
Yes, it was. Other than that, I think Mike Godwin was right on. Deductibility outside the United States is incredibly complicated, and saying something other than "some donors in other nations can do something similar, sometimes, to some extent" is probably a bad idea.
Deductibility inside the US can even be complicated. For the people who really care about it, they can find out the details from their tax advisor (or through self-study, if they're feeling masochistic).