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Old 10-21-2012, 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Sandygirl View Post
Draft a letter stating the value of the donated quilt. Make it very clear that this is a tax deductible donation and that you will be claiming it on your income taxes. They would need to sign off on the letter stating this. Pretty routine for donations. Im sure that you can find a generic form to use for this. Search online for one.
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A donation may or may not be tax deductible and if it is you only get to deduct the value of the materials, not your labor. It has to be an actual charitable organization of some type for it to be deductible.
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