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Subject Author Date Alternative to IT'S DEDUCTIBLE =?iso-8859-1?Q?in_Technicolor= 05-21-2009  Re: Alternative to IT'S DEDUCTIBLE Mark Bole 05-21-2009
Posted by =?iso-8859-1?Q?in_Technicolor= on May 21, 2009, 12:47 pm Please log in for more thread options I use Turbo Tax every year and its companion product It's Deductible. It meets my needs perfectly, so I have no concern here. However, my mom needs are different. She sometimes hits the AMT and sometimes not. This is one of those years where she will not hit AMT and she his making substantial clothing, etc. donations. She doesn't like It's Deductible and she would like something that she can track her donations with, plus know the fair market value of the items she is donating. Does such a program exist, or is there even a document that would detail what 2009 's fair market value for donated items published somewhere? Thanks! -- << ------------------------------------------------------- >> << The foregoing was not intended or written to be used, >> << nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties >> << that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. >> << >> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting posts >> << to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy >> << are at www.asktax.org. >> << Copyright (2007) - All rights reserved. >> << ------------------------------------------------------- >> Posted by Mark Bole on May 21, 2009, 2:28 pm Please log in for more thread options in Technicolor® wrote: > However, my mom needs are different. > She doesn't like It's Deductible Wait, are her *needs* truly different from yours, or just her personal preferences? It makes a difference when trying to answer your question. What doesn't she like about It's Deductible? It goes above and beyond anything you are going to get from the IRS publications. > and she would like something that she can track her donations with, plus > know the fair market value of the items > she is donating. It's Deductible does that. > Does such a program exist, or is there even a document > that would detail what 2009 's fair market value for donated items > published somewhere? It's no surprise that H&R Block provides a competitive product to Intuit's, called DeductionPro. You can find more about it at the Block website, but I suspect it matches It's Deductible feature-for-feature, although the user interface might be different. For no cost, there is a very limited listing of values at http://www.salvationarmyusa.org but with no tracking features. I suspect similar organizations might have similar lists. -Mark Bole -- << ------------------------------------------------------- >> << The foregoing was not intended or written to be used, >> << nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties >> << that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. >> << >> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting posts >> << to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy >> << are at www.asktax.org. >> << Copyright (2007) - All rights reserved. >> << ------------------------------------------------------- >> Similar Threads Posted Highway Use Tax on Alternative Fuels January 18, 2008, 10:28 pm Any Alternative to stock "put" or "short against the box" June 23, 2006, 3:10 am House Interest - Alternative Minimum Tax July 25, 2009, 3:04 pm Alternative to Innocent Spouse or Offer In Compromise September 28, 2007, 3:59 pm Any Way to Avoid Alternative Minimum Tax on Stock Options Exercised in 2008? July 6, 2008, 8:52 pm Will "Allowance against Alternative Minimum Tax" in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 apply to 2008 credit carry forwards October 7, 2008, 12:30 pm Is this deductible November 30, 2007, 1:51 pm Assets Deductible? February 12, 2007, 12:04 am points deductible? March 12, 2007, 4:54 am Deductible IRA without Wages? March 24, 2008, 1:28 pm