Non cash charitable tax change I propose, your thoughts.

[Burke]

( "Defectus tuus consilium carpere discrimen mihi non constituit." ) FE

Well, that challenged my one year of high school Latin in the 9th grade, but I got it. AMEN.

[Burke]

Would you like to work for Goodwill to have the job of valuing every item that comes in?
Including underwear and socks?.

Well, they don't allow a deduction for underwear and socks anymore. See TTB 4-2. I just noticed I seem to say "well" a lot. Sort of like the political wags who are always saying "Look,...."

[Lion]

Goodwill

I give them the Goodwill list I downloaded from their website and copied, since Goodwill is the most common around here. But, I also have handy copies of TTB list and Salvation Army's.

Goodwill is going to put a price tag on each item, or toss it, anyway. So, if clients included a list with their donations, and a stamped/self-addresses envelope, Goodwill or any charity could provide them with a price list for tax purposes. If the client doesn't provide the charity a list, then no deduction if I were Queen of the IRS.

And, who ever tells us the purchase price and date?!

[RitaB]

Yeah!

Well, that challenged my one year of high school Latin in the 9th grade, but I got it. AMEN.

Well, (get it?) that expression is fairly common: "Defective consignment carpet does not constitute a legitimate non-cash contribution."

Plus, ninth grade was what? ten years ago? Don't start writing prescriptions or anything. ;-)

[Burke]

Hey, I've been practicing for years at mass. And I just remembered, it was actually 2 years. I didn't do nearly so well the second year, though.

[AZ-Tax]

Lion I vote you Queen of the IRS....

I give them the Goodwill list I downloaded from their website and copied, since Goodwill is the most common around here. But, I also have handy copies of TTB list and Salvation Army's.

Goodwill is going to put a price tag on each item, or toss it, anyway. So, if clients included a list with their donations, and a stamped/self-addresses envelope, Goodwill or any charity could provide them with a price list for tax purposes. If the client doesn't provide the charity a list, then no deduction if I were Queen of the IRS.

And, who ever tells us the purchase price and date?!

Even though I dont know your gender

[RitaB]

She rocks

Even though I dont know your gender

She is RitaL. Is that a cool name or what? Yes, she SHOULD be queen...

[Lion]

Not Gender Confused

Yeah, I'm RitaL. You probably think I should be Lioness instead of Lion. But, Lion was an old nickname from around high school that I still use for things (my college sorority symbol was a lion, too). My middle name is Liane, pronounce like Diane with an L but was usually mispronounced like Lee-Ann. So, my friends that knew started using Lion and it stuck for awhile. I like it and use it from time to time, such as on message boards. And, I do use it when I want to remain gender neutral !! But, you folks have heard my highs and lows and many of you know I'm an old gray-haired woman.