Deductions & credits

While photographs are not required, they may come in handy if the IRS were to ever question your donations.   I make photos of my items.  I group 3-4-5 or more items on the table, bed, or car trunk and take a quick photo.  Then I save the digital file on a CD-R or other external device with my other tax files.

Here is a resource for charitable donations that will give you the recordkeeping requirements for both cash and non-cash donations.   The particular requirements vary according to the dollar amount of the donation.

IRS Pub. 526:  Charitable Contributions
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p526/ar02.html