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Donation of car to charity
originally posted: 11/22/2006
reposted: 2/18/2011 This post has not been recently
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Q:
I have a 12 year old Acura that has a decent book value but probably is not worth much if I sell it. I was thinking of donating the car to a charity and taking the tax deduction.
A:
You can only take a deduction for the amount that the car is sold for by the charity. They will provide that verification of donation in writing on a Form 1098-C. The higher book value or appraised market value can no longer be used for tax purposes.
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