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Several dental practices across Scotland will also be running a "treatment for a donation" scheme where patients donate money to mouth cancer charity The Ben Walton Trust in return for their treatment.

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The president-elect could return that money to contributors, donate it to charity, form a political action committee or contribute to other candidates, PACs or party committees, as long as he stays within federal contribution limits.

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Under current rules, higher rate taxpayers can donate unlimited amounts of money to charity and offset it against their tax bill to effectively bring the amount of tax they pay down - sometimes to zero.

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He examined the impact of giving workers a straight bonus, and giving them the same sum of money, but instructing them to donate it to charity.

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In addition to warding off droves of camera-clad onlookers at otherwise highly personal events, this type of arrangement guarantees both an image the stars approve of and a sum of money they pocket or, in many cases, donate to charity.

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