President Signs Bill Accelerating Deductions for Donations to Family of Slain NYPD

On April 1, President Obama signed into law the Slain Officer Family Support Act of 2015 (HR 1527), which accelerates the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions to the families of New York Police Department Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos. Contributions made to the families of the slain officers between January 1, 2015, and April 15,2015, will be treated as if the contribution was made on December 31, 2014