@JanetA wrote:
Thank you for the detailed response. I do keep really good records. I keep a list of the items donated and their value. I scan in the original receipt and the list I created. I could take my receipts and lists inside to see if someone would sign them and then scan them in.
Is it ok to have digital copies of the receipts instead of the original? I'm trying to rid my office of paper and keep everything in digital format that I can.
I don't know of any reason the IRS would not accept scanned copies. The IRS rarely does in-person audits anyway. It's far more likely that if they wanted to question your donations, they would send you a letter and you would send back a letter of explanation, maybe a spreadsheet summary, and copies of your receipts.
