Documentation is no joke and coffee is not milk: Two important tax rulings
At Community Foundation Tampa Bay, we value the role you play in helping individuals and families make the most of their charitable giving. That is why we provide regular updates on legal and policy developments that may affect your clients.
Make a plan–and make your favorite charities part of it
At some point in your adult life, you have likely recognized the importance of putting a will, trust, and powers of attorney in place, along with thoughtful financial planning to stay on track with retirement and other goals for yourself and your family.
What’s new in the numbers: A recap of charitable tax rules in 2026
As 2025 transitioned into 2026, you were likely already monitoring the various IRS thresholds that are subject to adjustment, as well as the new tax laws’ impact on planning techniques. An equally important consideration is how these changes may affect your clients’ charitable giving.
Planning for Life’s Uncertainties: Safeguarding Charitable Intentions
The team at Community Foundation Tampa Bay is honored to work with attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors to help clients turn generosity into lasting impact. As you support charitable clients, you routinely incorporate philanthropic intentions into wills, trusts, and beneficiary designations.
Aligning Business Transitions with Charitable Goals: What Advisors Should Know
If your client base includes business owners, you may already be familiar with the general benefits of giving closely-held business interests to charity. The specifics, however, can feel less clear. That is understandable. Most advisors encounter only a few of these opportunities over the course of their careers.
Many financial advisors remember when clients who inherited an IRA could stretch required withdrawals over their lifetimes, minimizing the annual income tax burden. That option changed
As the calendar year draws to a close, you’re likely well aware that charitable giving is not only important to your clients, first and foremost as an act of generosity, but also as a powerful tool in tax planning. Consider the following hypothetical client situations: