i don't really disagree in concept...i just don't think giving shit to the employee that is being told by their boss to ask everyone this question is really helping either
When they ask you if you'd like to round up to the nearest dollar for a random fundraiser at the grocery store...
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Well I also think it is shitty to ask the employee to ask you the customer. Maybe if you were paying cash I could understand. But now in the day of electronic withdrawals they should simply have the keypad ask the question so as to not have to put their employees in a position of having to ask a question most would rather not. Partly because it feels like panhandling, the other because some people answer in ways that make them uncomfortable.
I also suspect that the company does this as they know it's harder to say no to a teenage checker than a keypad. So, in essence they are exploiting human behavior at the expense of the kids psyche. Also crappy IMO.
If Hy Vee wants to donate money, do so, leave me and the checker out of it.
Just to clarify, those amounts you detailed were the total amounts donated by the companies, not the companies matching share. Correct?
So HyVee donated 200k, their customers donated 200k, and HyVee claimed the tax deduction for the total amount of 400k.
If HyVee truly cared about Variety beyond a simple tax scheme, they could have donated 0.1% of each transaction for the month on their own.
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JFC. A bunch of grown men, many who regularly brag about their financial prowess on this board, not only are too cheap to round up a few pennies when they pick up their bonor meds at Hy-Vee, but actually take joy in being an a-hole and making some poor 16 yr old checkout girl feel uncomfortable. What a bunch of losers.
Correct but how could HyVee deduct the whole 400k? They either have to claim the 200k as revenue in or pass thru it straight to the charity. FYI I’m obviously not an accountant.
Please correct me if I’m wrong. But are you really saying they do not write this off their taxes?
The only “problem” I have is these establishments cut a check to the charity in their name…when it’s their customers contributing.
First of all, it’s boner meds. Get right. And second, I use the self check so I don’t have to interact with anyone as the machine at all stores asks if you want to round up for all things anymore….juvenile diabetes, hunger issues, local food bank, etc. I’ll do it but seems more stores are hitting you up….Hy Vee, Fareway, Target, Petsmart for the animals. Hell, I think Lowe’s and Home Depot hit you up now too.
They actually do that so they can make a bunch of claims of money they gave to charity and lower their tax burden. So, they get a tax break for "donating" money that they really didn't sacrifice. They just collect it from good-natured unsuspecting customers who are actually sacrificing the money. So, yeah, don't give to those companies. They already screw the tax system enough. You are better off donating to that charity directly where you can take the tax credit.
Well well, I actually agree with Bio for the first time I think
I give to who I want to give to when I want to give to them.
Is Hy Vee or PetSmart going to send me a receipt at the end of the year so I can claim these donations on my taxes? Didnt think so.... (I probably could claim them anyway if I did but the point is the same. Maybe if they start to track them for me I'd consider donating)
I do not believe companies can claim the customer portion of the donation. Only the amount they match. They can certainly put the whole amount in press releases though to brag.
That would make sense if they were matching, but they don't really say if they are matching donations. You think they'd make that a focal point of the program if they were doing that. So, maybe they are but it is weird that they don't advertise it. Hell, they could just be pocketing the cash for all we really know.
That's not true at all. Companies like HyVee can't claim customer donations on their taxes. Also, there is no way they could pocket the money without claiming it as revenue. Unless you think a company with 200,000 employees is going to lie cheat and steal for a few pennies per a percentage of their transactions.
Yes. I’m saying they do not consider what their customers donated as a business expense, and thus not an offset to revenue.
I know they aren't pocketing the money because that would be fraud. Given the cutthroat nature of the corporate world these days it just wouldn't surprise me if someone tried doing this. The reality is, businesses will screw over their own figurative parents to make a dime, they just aren't going to break any laws because of the fear of lawsuits. That's why they pay lawmakers to change the laws so they can't get sued for doing what they want.
Of course they can’t (and don’t).
Do some of you EVER realize that the man is not out to get you, and your plight is your fault? JFC!
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And speaking of all the financial "experts" chiming in here, hilarious that so many of you think that grocery stores can take donations made by their customers and deduct them for tax purposes as if they are taking it from their own revenue. LOL
What's sucks is corprate executives require employees yo ask questions like that. Mcducks is the worst. They probably write millions off in donations s that wasn t even there money.
The good news is you have plenty of time to chastise the staff and learn the new locations of items as you aren’t being invited elsewhere due to your dickish nature
