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    Jul 28, 2016, 07:40 AM
    Comfuzzed on 8283 deductions
    a little confused on 8283 for deductions, it looks like all I have to complete is section A for lots of cloths, shoes , a few household item, that value about 4 to 5 thousand, so for under 5,000.00, so where does the organization sign?
    looks like part 2 of section A, section B appears to be only for more then 5,000.00, I have up to 5,000.00 in donations because of my wife giving away a lot of stuff, mostly cloths
    or is 5 or 6 or so receipts up to 500 each acceptable to the IRS, with out the 8283?
    thank you if you can help richard
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    Jul 28, 2016, 08:33 PM
    You only have to do Section B if any ONE item costs more than $5,000. You can list all of the items that you donated in Section A for totals that exceed $5,000, with no problem. However, the higher the listing, the more likely the IRS will challenge the donation.
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    Jul 29, 2016, 07:40 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by AtlantaTaxExpert View Post
    You only have to do Section B if any ONE item costs more than $5,000. You can list all of the items that you donated in Section A for totals that exceed $5,000, with no problem. However, the higher the listing, the more likely the IRS will challenge the donation.
    thank you, looks like a sign receipt may also be in order... thanks
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    Jul 29, 2016, 09:44 AM
    Receipts NEVER hurt, and may come in handy if the IRS challenges the donations.
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    Aug 20, 2016, 10:17 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by AtlantaTaxExpert View Post
    You only have to do Section B if any ONE item costs more than $5,000. You can list all of the items that you donated in Section A for totals that exceed $5,000, with no problem. However, the higher the listing, the more likely the IRS will challenge the donation.
    Thank you, this is school supplies, mostly new, what kind of a appraiser do I need, Or can the school principal say , yes, its worth $5,000, acceptable to the IRS? It won't be resold, it will be use by the school, thank you Richard
    we have a lot of stuff to give away, audited or not can I use 2 or 3 8283 forms? we already did a few thousand in cloths to 3 different good wills
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    Aug 21, 2016, 07:28 AM
    You can use multiple Forms 8283. In my experience as a tax pro, I have at least ONE client each year for whom I prepare multiple Form 8283. The record is EIGHT.
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