Charitable Contributions Must Be Made to Qualified Organizations

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YOU MUST HAVE RECEIPTS, STATEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS TO SUPPORT YOUR DEDUCTION.

1. If your contribution entitles you to merchandise, goods, or services, including admission to a charity ball, banquet, theatrical performance, or sporting event, you can deduct only the amount that exceeds the fair market value of the benefit received.

2. For a contribution of cash, check, or other monetary gift (regardless of amount), you must maintain as a record of the contribution either a bank record or a written communication from the qualified organization containing the date and amount of the contribution and the name of the organization.

3. You generally can deduct the fair market value of any property you donate, as well as your cash contributions, to qualified organizations. See Publication 561, Determining the Value of Donated Property.

4. For any contribution of $250 or more (including contributions of cash or property), you must obtain and keep in your records a contemporaneous written acknowledgment from the qualified organization indicating the amount of the cash and a description of any property contributed, and whether the organization provided any goods or services in exchange for the gift.

5. One document from the qualified organization may satisfy both the written communication requirement for monetary gifts and the contemporaneous written acknowledgment requirement for all contributions of $250 or more.

6. You must fill out Form 8283, and attach it to your return, if your total deduction for all noncash contributions is more than $500.

7. If you claim a deduction for a contribution of noncash property worth $5,000 or less, you must fill out Form 8283, Section A. If you claim a deduction for a contribution of noncash property worth more than $5,000, you will need a qualified appraisal of the noncash property and must fill out Form 8283, Section B. If you claim a deduction for a contribution of noncash property worth more than $5,000,000, you will also need to attach the qualified appraisal to your return.

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