Charity says it did not sell invoice

BEIJING - A major charity organization has denied accusations that it asked a donor to pay extra money before it would issue an invoice for tax deductions.

China Charity Federation on Wednesday released a statement on its website insisting the donation in question - 50,000 yuan ($7,800) from Beijing Chuangxinzhongyi - was to cover administration costs.

Chuangxinzhongyi's parent company, Suntech Power Holdings, a solar energy firm in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, received an invoice in April this year for a promised donation of goods worth 15 million yuan. Regulations state companies that donate money or goods to charitable funds can enjoy tax cuts, but they need an invoice as proof.