• neanderthal@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Here me out before accusing me of being a billionaire toady.

    Not really, at least not in the US. Charitable contributions are a deduction from taxable income, not a credit, so it is still a net financial loss to donate.

    Where the benefit comes is the PR and power over the organization they donate to and its sphere of influence.

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      1 year ago

      It is a net loss if you donate your own money, in this situation Company isn’t donating from its own revenue. It is donating customers money.

      If I donated 1000$ and claimed tax deductible it would be a net loss. But if I asked everyone for donations, raised 1000$, donated that and claimed tax deductible that wouldn’t be a net loss.