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Tax Deduction Information

Donate your car but read these alerts and other information to better understand the process and some cautions.

IMPORTANT DONATION INFORMATION UPDATE!

TWO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THE YEAR:

QUESTION #1:

Will my donation be good for the year that I sent in the donation form, even if I don’t receive the receipt until the beginning of the New Year?

ANSWER: YES!

IRS Publication 4303, “A Donor’s Guide To Vehicle Donations” states:

“… the written acknowledgment must contain … the date of the contribution…”

The date of contribution is the date that we received the donation form. So it can even be on the 31st of December and will still be for that tax year.

The only exception might arise if you cancel the donation and then resubmit it later, or if the donation is canceled by us or the towing/auction facility due to reasons of inability to make pick up arrangements or lack of proper vehicle documentation, etc. Generally if you work with the towing/auction facility and assist in any problems that might arise then your donation will still be considered effective the date you filled out the donation form.

QUESTION #2:

If I submit the donation form on the last few days of the year and the towing/auction facility does not pick up the vehicle until the beginning of the New Year does the donation still count towards the current year, i.e. the year I submitted the donation form online?

ANSWER: YES!, as stated above.

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Miscellaneous information:

You may have heard about certain charities have a 50% limitation. This statement is often misunderstood.

Clarification about a 50% limitation.

Some IRS tips about making a car donation.

IRS AND STATE CHARITY OFFICIALS URGE CARE WHEN MAKING A CAR DONATION

A news story about the IRS alert and how our charity is handling that.

The Internal Revenue Service and state charity officials issued a consumer alert recently to help taxpayers avoid potential pitfalls when they donate their automobiles to charity.

IRS scrutiny and what we are doing about it.

Car donation programs continue to get careful scrutiny from the IRS...

An IRS alert that we pay good attention to.

IRS ISSUES ALERT ON CAR DONATION

Article from Edmund's about Donating a vehicle for a tax deduction.

Planning to Donate a Vehicle For Tax Deduction Benefits?

Our web page of general information.

General information about a tax deduction when you donate a car.

Submit your online car donation form and feel free to ask any questions on that form.