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The Minnesota Senate has given preliminary approval to a tax break for donations to Haiti earthquake relief.


      The bill aims to encourage giving by allowing donors to deduct
charitable contributions from their 2009 state income taxes. 


It
would apply to donations made specifically for Haiti relief efforts
between Jan. 11 and March 1.


      Corporations could also deduct Haiti donations from corporate
franchise taxes.


      The legislation would match up state and federal tax law. The
estimated cost to the state would be $80,000 this year.


      The Senate bill passed on a voice vote and is due for a final
vote later this week. The House has yet to vote on its version of
the bill.

The bill aims to encourage giving this year by allowing donors to deduct charitable contributions from their 2009 state income taxes.

Minn. Senate passes tax break for Haiti donations

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