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[Colbert Late Show] Dwight Howard funds elementary kids in Houston, TX for #BestSchoolDay

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  1. RocketsFido

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    <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="6" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"> <div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf//42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB/lQPb79drWOyJVa/DAvg9B/rLB4cC+Nqgdz/TvBbBnr6GBReqn/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I/fZou/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BC0PpPvqi33/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">I had a great time on @colbertlateshow last night for @donorschoose #bestschoolday I'm supporting PreK-2 literacy projects in Houston, TX</a></p> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A video posted by Dwight Howard (@dwighthoward) on <time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime="2016-03-11T14:36:15+00:00">Mar 11, 2016 at 6:36am PST</time></p></div></blockquote>
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    Dwight's always giving back to the city. Props to him! :grin:
    To help donate, go to http://www.donorschoose.org/
     
    #1 RocketsFido, Mar 11, 2016
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    Howard is a good dude. He gets a bad rep sometimes deservedly but he has done a lot for the Houston community and city in general. Very generous and always giving
     
    #2 FTW Rockets FTW, Mar 11, 2016
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    that's awesome, I love it.
     
    #3 Os Trigonum, Mar 11, 2016
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    "Dwight's a terrible guy because he smiles and left the Lakers tho"
     
    #4 J Sizzle, Mar 11, 2016
  5. pmac

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    Serious question: Is it considered a tax deductible donation if you donate to your spouse's class?
     
    #5 pmac, Mar 11, 2016
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    How many of those kids are Dwight's?
     
    #6 TheRealist137, Mar 11, 2016
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    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    It's tax deductible if they give to a 501(c)(3) organization. If I just give a $1000 check to a teacher to spend on her class, I can't deduct that.
     
    #7 bobrek, Mar 11, 2016
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    Aren't you actually donating to the school, rather than to the spouse? I'm not an expert (although I pay a lot of taxes, which I'm OK with, believe it or not - and used to do our tax returns myself - that ship sailed long ago), but it should be deductible, in my humble opinion. Our underfunded Texas public schools need all the help they can get after being dumped on for years by the majority party (which will not be named by me here), and that's if the schools aren't simply being ignored of the Texas Legislature, the members in power caring more about rewarding those who donated the most to their campaigns.

    Hey, you asked a tax question in the GARM. Duck and cover! :-D-
     
    #8 Deckard, Mar 11, 2016
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    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    More than likely a public school is non-profit and a government entity so donating to the school should be deductible, but if you simply write a check to the teacher and hand it to her, that would not be deductible.
     
    #9 bobrek, Mar 11, 2016
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    Thanks Deckard and Bobrek
     
    #10 pmac, Mar 11, 2016
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    I hope we can keep him.
     
    #11 Haymitch, Mar 11, 2016
  12. Fawkward

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    ITT: income tax tips
     
    #12 Fawkward, Mar 11, 2016
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