Best Answer: In England you can fell a tree in your own garden unless it is protected by a Tree Preservation Order or you are in a Conservation Area.
The amount of your Friends of the Smithsonian membership dues, minus the fair market value of your benefits in accordance with IRS regulations, such as your Smithsonian magazine subscription, is tax-deductible. You may customize your benefit choices to increase the tax-deductibility of your contribution, if you wish.
New IRS guidance confirms that a donor may deduct a gift to a charityâs LLC. IRS Notice 2012-52 provides that the donor may deduct a contribution made to a single-member LLC in which the sole member is a domestic charity (i.e., one formed in the U.S.) that is eligible to receive deductible charitable contributions.