SPRINGFIELD -- People devoted to fighting multiple sclerosis aresending letters, posting notices online and contacting accountants tospread the word taxpayers can donate money to MS by checking a box onIllinois income tax forms.
If the cause gets less than $100,000 in donations, it will bedropped from the next tax form -- a very real possibility. Taxpayersdonated only $127,000 in 2004, and this time MS is competing with arecord-high number of causes seeking taxpayer support.
All 17 of the charities are trying to reach the $100,000 thresholdto stay in the checkoff program. The causes range from epilepsy topet population control to brain tumors. Eight new causes are …
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