Saturday, March 3, 2012

abnormal

I got around to completing my tax return today. At the end TurboTax checked for risk factors for an IRS audit. It found one; it reported it as "Your amount of charitable contributions is abnormally high for your income level."

Of course it is! Why would someone who claims to be a Christian devotee expect any other outcome? According to this link,  the average amount claimed is about 3% of income. If you're going against the grain of materialism by living strictly within your means, and giving is in your budget, then surpassing 3% isn't difficult at all. We the grateful, who continually receive merciful divine forgiveness and grace, should be the pacesetters for distributing our blessings to the needy.