@ric325v63 wrote:
Well, that date is no longer valid. Today, TurboTax says Feb. 7 for that form. It keeps moving. My question is: is this real or a software glitch? Where can I validate from the IRS that this is true?
It doesn't matter when the paper form is available at the IRS. The form is not currently available in Turbotax. We don't know why, no one on this board is a programmer and we don't have access to the programmers. If you don't want to wait, I would not blame you for looking for another software solution.
Form 8283 is required when the total of your non-cash donations is more than $500. If you are only a little over, you could think about removing some donations to get under $500 and file now. If the total of your donations for any single item or similar item is more than $5000, not only do you need to e-file the form 8283, but you also need to mail the IRS a paper copy signed by a qualified appraiser and signed by a financially responsible official of the charity. In the event your donations are that large, you can use the waiting time to get those signatures.
