Calculating Maaser Kesafim with taxes

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Venue: Mt Sinai Jewish Center (New York, NY) Mt Sinai Jewish Center (New York, NY)

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Tzedakah 

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we try to get our donations in before Dec 31 to help with taxes. How does this correlate with maaser kesafim?

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    1. Title: Shiur on Maaser
      Author: Steven Kopstick
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      One interesting question is whether the money given to organizations who are running Chinese auctions or raffles counts as tzedakah for Maaser purposes. For US tax purposes purchasing a lottery ticket or a raffle ticket is not tax deductible.
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        Ezra Schwartz Steven Kopstick, 

        The Sefer Tzedaka Umishpat  argues if you win the raffle it does not count as a donation.  This is true particularly if you would have spent the money anyways on the item received. If you don't win it all counts as maaser

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