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    #16
    Originally posted by FEDUKE404 View Post
    Just curious:

    If someone wishes to give "several hundred dollars" to a church, why even bother with getting a darn baked potato for their efforts??
    It boggles my imagination that some saintly bookkeeper at the church would have to take time to send out a pile of IRS-sanctioned receipts for "baked potatoes."
    While we all (should) know how to handle charitable contributions and de minimis gifts (think PBS and a cheap coffee mug), this entire scenario seems a bit off the deep end.
    FE
    Everyone understood what the fundraiser was for; the baked potato was just their way of making it a fun event. There may have been a brownie involved as well for those not wanting carbs. The church has to send out receipts anyway (if $250 or more) or include the amts on the annual receipt documentation.

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      #17
      Originally posted by Burke View Post
      There may have been a brownie involved as well for those not wanting carbs.
      According to caloriecount.about.com, a brownie is 65% carbs, a baked potato is only 17.6%.

      Perhaps they need a nutritionist more than a tax advisor.

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        #18
        Not if it's a brownie made from finely ground pine cone flour.
        "The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectful" - John Kenneth Galbraith

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          #19
          Originally posted by JohnH View Post
          Not if it's a brownie made from finely ground pine cone flour.
          Perhaps also if it includes finely chopped vegetable material (legal under state law in CO), but then you can't eat just one.

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            #20
            Originally posted by Gary2 View Post
            According to caloriecount.about.com, a brownie is 65% carbs, a baked potato is only 17.6%.
            Now there's something else I didn't know! See what you learn on this forum from an seemingly innocuous question? And a new website to follow, as well......

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