Remember to fight for your Second Amendment rights with year-end donations

As you are going over your end of year “to do” lists, there are some donations you can make to support your ideals.

Tax credit – the gift that costs you nothing! You can make a donation of $50/100 per person/couple to an Ohio statewide candidate, State Representative or State Senator and receive a tax credit for the entire donation. This is not a “tax deduction” where you get a portion back; this is a “tax credit” where your donation counts toward your tax bill. The donation can be all to one candidate, or split between multiple candidates. You get it back when you file your Ohio tax return.

Buckeye Firearms Foundation is an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Donations to it may qualify for tax deductions depending on your tax situations. The Foundation supports the FASTER (Faculty/Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response) program that is improving the safety and security in our schools.

For those who must make mandatory withdraws on IRA's/401(k)'s or other retirement accounts, if your withdrawal is given to an approved charity such as Buckeye Firearms Foundation, you do not pay federal income tax on the amount donated to charity. Just tell your financial institution who you want the donation given to, and the amount and they will help you through the process.

But you need to act quickly for 2016. The checks do not need to be received/cashed by the end of the year, but you do need to mail the check or give instructions to your financial institution by December 31st, and most close early on New Year’s Eve.

Thank you for supporting Buckeye Firearms Association, Buckeye Firearms Association PAC, and Buckeye Firearms Foundation, and our endorsed candidates who work with us in Columbus.

Checks to Buckeye Firearms Foundation can be mailed to:

P.O. Box 357
Greenville, OH 45331

Have a happy and safe New Year.

Jim Irvine is the Buckeye Firearms Association President, BFA PAC Chairman and recipient of the NRA-ILA's 2011 "Jay M. Littlefield Volunteer of the Year Award," the CCRKBA's 2012 "Gun Rights Defender of the Year Award," and the SAF's 2015 "Defender of Freedom Award."