Declaring Donations

[OceanAnnie]

I attempted to look into this on the IRS website. It's like finding a needle in a haystack! Hopefully someone will know here. If you have a source, that would be great too.

Does it matter for tax purposes if a declared donation is not in your "home" state? The address on the form has a different state than the one in which the taxes will be filed.

TIA.

 

[minnie1928]

If you are looking to deduct it from your Federal Taxes (since you are looking at the IRS website) i don't see that it would matter. I donate money to various charities throughout the year (Cancer Society, United Way, etc.) and it's never mattered and they weren't necessarily located in the state in which I lived.

 

[jlima]

It doesn't matter where in the US the charity is; they just have to be recognized as a 501c3 by the IRS.

 

[snarlingcoyote]

It doesn't matter, but for tracking purposes, I keep my donations saved at itsdeductible.com.

I just log it in, drop my donation receipt in that year's tax envelope and then forget about it!

 

[OceanAnnie]

Thanks guys! That makes me feel better.