Q&A: Charitable donations

Zoomer | May 19th, 2011

Question: Is it better to donate $15,000 worth of mutual fund units that were purchased for $12,000 or just to give a charity $15,000 cash after selling the units? – K.C.

Gordon Pape answers: Donate the units. That way, there will be no taxable capital gain on the proceeds.

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