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Tax Benefits of Car Donation

If you donate to charity and itemize deductions on a car of your income tax, you may be able to demand a deduction for donating your car. In 2005, the IRS has changed the laws in relation to the tax deductibility of donations car for excessive deductions based on the inflated book values ​​(book values ​​are more uncertain in the rule as vehicle age). Under the new rules, the deductible amount of your donation vehicle directly to the selling price of your vehicle.
Donate a car and if it is for less than $ 500 you sell a tax deduction equal to the "market value" of the donation to take up to $ 500 market value is generally known as the "Blue Book" or declared "Guide Book" value of your vehicle.
Discover our Car Donation to Charity helpful links below to Kelley Blue Book, NADA Guides or Edmunds.
The charity that will donate a car required by the IRS to send the donor with a contemporary written confirmation (receipt) within 30 days of the sale of vehicles. The receipt must contain the following information:
1. The gross sale price of the vehicle (if available for more than $ 500)
2. Year, make, model and VIN information
3. A statement that the vehicle is sold in the market between two independent parties
4. A statement that he did not received the goods or services in exchange for your contribution.