Ask the Editor, October 17: QCDs and Tax-Planning

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Each week, in our Ask the Editor series, Joy Taylor, The Kiplinger Tax Letter Editor, answers questions on topics submitted by readers. In the Ask the Editor May 9 column, she answered five questions on QCDs. This week, she’s looking at seven more questions on the topic. (Get a free issue of The Kiplinger Tax Letter or subscribe.)

1. Itemizing and doing a QCD