While some timeshares retain or increase their value over time, others may be worth only a fraction of what was originally paid or even less than the cost of annual maintenance fees. Instead of trying ...

BOZEMAN, Mont., Feb. 28, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unwanted timeshares can be so costly and hard to sell that owners are often better off just giving them away. Sound Crazy? A non-profit organization ...

Sketchy things seem to have an attraction to one another. That might be one of the lessons in Private Letter Ruling 201734009 in which the IRS revoked the exempt status of an organization that focused ...

Donate for a Cause, which consented to a federal injunction, was the topic of a local television station’s news report on how to get rid of an unwanted timeshare. Donate for a Cause website A federal ...

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Q. My husband and I made the mistake of buying a timeshare. We don't use it anymore and the yearly fees are killing us. Is there any legitimate way of getting rid of it? We would even give it away. We ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. This article is more than 3 years old. Timeshares have long been ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Justice is trying to stop a Montana lawyer and others from running or promoting a program that appears to facilitate philanthropic donations of timeshares, ...

When children with life-threatening illness are asked where they would most like to visit, Hawaii comes in second, right behind Disney locations. With that in mind, Donate for a Cause has teamed up ...

John and Barb Meninga bought their first timeshare in 1997 in Las Vegas. It cost approximately $10,000, and provided the Meningas with a furnished unit to use for one week each year. The couple liked ...