Lesson From The Tax Court: When Payments To A Pastor Are Not Gifts (TaxProf Blog) - There, Justice Cardozo said that there is no bright-line rule. Instead, the key judgment is about the intent of the person making the payment. If the payment âproceeds from a detached and disinterested generosity...out of affection, respect, admiration, charity or like impulsesâ then the payment is a gift.
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Americans Save Less to Sustain Spending as Income Gains Cool (Bloomberg) - Americans kept on spending in September as income gains cooled, pushing down the savings rate to the lowest this year. Inflation matched the Federal Reserveâs target, reinforcing the central bankâs outlook for gradual interest-rate hikes.