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Posted by Drew Edmundson on January 21, 2007, 4:57 pm
Please log in for more thread options > avnguyen@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hey all, I've donated random clothes here and there
>> throughout the year the totals to less than 250.
>>
>> Was there a rule in the past that you didn't need a receipt
>> if your non-cash donation totaled less than 250? I couldn't
>> find that in this years schedule A instructions.
> Yes, there used to be such a rule. They've changed it, so
> now you need a receipt for all non-cash donations.
>
> I wonder what this means for all those Planet Aid clothing
> drops. How are you supposed to get a receipt when you just
> dump clothing in a big box in a parking lot?
Publication 526 has this line:
"You are not required to have a receipt where it is
impractical to get one (for example, if you leave property
at a charity's unattended drop site)."
--
Drew Edmundson, CPA
Cary, NC
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