This Year Latrell Made the Following Charitable Contributions

question 64

Essay

This year Latrell made the following charitable contributions:
Determine the maximum amount of Latrell's charitable deduction assuming the Jones Foundation is a private nonoperating foundation and Latrell's AGI is $100,000 this year. You may assume that the stock and painting have been owned for 10 years.

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Definitions:

Loanable Funds

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Commercial Paper

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Treasury Bill

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High-Quality Corporate Borrower

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