State Offers Deduction for Organ Donation
Wisconsin became the first state to offer people a tax deduction for expenses incurred in donating an organ.
People who donate a liver, lung, pancreas, kidney, intestines or bone marrow can deduct as much as $10,000 in expenses for such things as travel and lost wages. The United Network for Organ Sharing said it is the first such law in the nation.
More than 83,000 people are awaiting transplants in the U.S.
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