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IRS Extends Employer-Sponsored, Leave-Based Donation Programs through 2021

Steve Talbot, Senior Manager, Not-for-Profit Practice

July 29, 2021
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The IRS has extended through 2021 the tax benefits provided to employers for leave-based donation programs that aid victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.

What Are Leave-Based Donation Programs?

Under leave-based donation programs, employees can forgo their vacation, sick, or personal leave in exchange for cash payments made by their employer to Section 170(c) charitable organizations.

The donated leave won’t be considered taxable compensation, but employees won’t be able to claim a charitable contribution deduction for the donated leave. Employers, however, can deduct the payments as a business expense or as a charitable contribution.

Timeline

The guidance was announced in Notice 2021-42. Issued by the IRS in June 2021, it extends previous relief provided in Notice 2020-46—which allowed leave-based donations in 2020—through 2021. To qualify, employers must make cash donations to Section 170(c) organizations between December 31, 2020, and January 1, 2022.

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