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    Feb 13, 2011, 05:25 PM
    What is the average charitable amount allowed by the IRS?
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    Feb 13, 2011, 06:46 PM

    You are allowed to take any real charitable amount that you actually give. The average amount that many people give, I saw on a Yahoo article today was about 8 percent. But then I give closer to 15 and many people give nothing, so you use the receipts you have and claim the actual amount you give

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