Thanks for the reply--but the question remains. I know I don't need an appraisal, but do I still need to fill in the columns, even though no one item is over $500?
As for records, well, you may be right. I don't keep every receipt for every item of clothing, bed linens, pocket book, umbrella, hair dryer, hardback book, etc. that I ever purchased just in case I need it for donations! It's not in my DNA!! I doubt that most people do, or they'd be drowning in receipts. In fact, most financial guidelines I've seen say you don't need to keep receipts past 7 years. That said, I *do* have very accurate records of what the item donated is, and what the value of each item 😉
