Tax Advantages

  1. A percentage of your gift, depending on your tax bracket, can be deducted from your federal income tax. Additionally,
  2. Donors can take a credit against their State of Michigan income tax in an amount equal to 50% of their gift up to $100 for an individual and $200 for a joint return.
  3. Business Donors paying a single business tax can take as a tax credit the lesser of 50% of the gift up to $5,000 or 5% of their single business tax liability.

 

Single
Taxpayer

Married
Taxpayer

Business

ACTUAL GIFT

$200

$400

$10,000

Michigan Tax Credit

$100

$200

$5,000

Federal Tax Rate

15%

36%

34%*

Ferderal Tax Savings

$30

$144

$1,700*

Total Tax Savings

$130

$344

$6,700

ACTUAL COST OF GIFT

$70

$56

$3,300

 

* Federal tax liability is adjusted for decreases in the Michigan Single Business Tax Deduction.