Charitable Contribution Section

[pelkman]

This new section in turbo tax appears to be totally messed up.  Requiring information not available or necessary for stock donations (like appraisal value and information).  This entire section is totally messed up.

[DawnC]

Are you entering the donation in the charitable contributions section, under Deductions and Credits?   Are you using the desktop version or TurboTax Online?  What did you select for type of donation on the entry screen?

Is your donation over $500 - Form 8283 is required for non-cash donations over $500?

[pelkman]

Hi Dawn,

I am using the desktop version of TurboTax. Yes, the charitable contribution section in federal deductions. I have done this many times before, but I’ve never had it asking me all these different questions. Even though I know I need to complete form 8283, it’s asking me for the original purchase value (in addition to value at time of donation) of clothes and household items that I’m donating. It’s never required that information before. Also in another instance where I’m donating stock and I put the current.and purchase values, it’s asking me for the appraised value along with the appraiser’s name and address. It has never asked for this type of information before. It’s requiring much more information that is not available than it ever required previously. 

[DaveF1006]

No, it is not your imagination. TurboTax has significantly increased its reporting requirements for the 2025 tax year. This change is driven by stricter IRS enforcement of Form 8283 requirements and new rules under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) passed in 2025.

The IRS is essentially using tax software to "force" taxpayers to provide information that was technically always required by law but often ignored in the past.

[pelkman]

Thanks Dave, but this is information that is nonexistent and irrelevant for these examples. Who remembers how much they originally paid for clothes that they donate and have collected over multiple years?  And there is no such thing as an appraised value of stock. There’s the current value on the date that you donate it and there’s the original purchase price. This is going require me to use a CPA (or possibly fill out paper forms myself) instead of using TurboTax so Intuit is going start losing business.

[baldietax]

you would use a different valuation method for stock, the help guidance suggests FMV not the appraisal method.

as for the rest, looks like it's been updated for compliance with what IRS is now asking for - if your donations require a CPA that's not really anything Turbotax can do anything about.

[pelkman]

I used the average share value option… I will try changing it and see if that resolves the issue. Thank you for the tips… Much appreciated!