A missing word in a story on the Take Back The AMA campaign creates the wrong impression that campaign contributions are tax deductible.

The offending line of text, appearing on page 10 of the November issue of Roadracing World, mailed today, reads “Tax-deductible campaign contributions to offset the cost of printing and mailing election brochures are being accepted by the Roadracing World Action Fund, P.O. Box 1428, Lake Elsinore, CA 92531-1428, (800) 464-8336.”

The line of text should have read, “Non-tax-deductible campaign contributions…”

No campaign donations have been received to date as a result of the story, and anyone who contributes after the issue entered distribution (today) will be contacted and given the option of having the contribution returned.

We regret the error but hasten to point out that–unlike what the AMA typically has done in cases of making an error–we made the mistake public ourselves, accepted full responsibility, and took steps to correct the situation before issues containing the error reached readers.