Charitable donation statement from previous year

[Billingsley1]

I just received a corrected contribution statement from 2015.  My church had left off my last contribution of the 2015 and due to illness, I forgot about it until reviewing previous returns. Can I claim it on my 2019 return or amend a previous year and include it? It was a sizable amount and makes a big difference in a return. I would hate to loose that money.

[macuser_22]

No.  A charitable contribution can only be claimed in the year given and you cannot get a refund now for any tax year before 2017 since the 3 year statute of limitations has run out.

[VolvoGirl]

Sorry you would have to amend your 2015 return to add it.  And it's too late to amend or claims refund for 2015.  It's lost. You only have 3 years to amend.

[Billingsley1]

Thanks for the quick response!