Can I Deduct My Charitable Contributions?
Can I deduct my Charitable Contributions: Charitable Contributions are donations made to qualified organizations (either cash or non-cash donations) that you may be able to deduct to reduce the amount of income on which you are taxed.
Information You Will Need:
- Your and your spouse’s filing status and citizenship status
- Your adjusted gross income amount
- Amounts donated and to what organization
- For non-cash contributions, any appraisal or information you have to determine the fair market value of the donation
- Is the charitable organization qualified? Refer to Search for Charities for a list or verify with the organization that they are.
Note: This application is not designed to address the following types of charitable contributions:
- Business property/inventory
- A partial interest and Right to Use property
- A fractional interest in tangible personal property
- A qualified conservation contribution
- A future interest in tangible personal property
- A patent or other intellectual property
Please refer to Publication 526, Charitable Contributions for these contributions.
Estimated Completion Time: 12 minutes. However: 5 minutes of inactivity will end the interview and you will be forced to start over.
The following interview covers the same questions you would answer if you called our toll-free tax assistance telephone number or if you came into a Taxpayer Assistance Center.
