This answer was originally posted by TurboTaxDavidD, CPA
"According to the IRS, Qualified Charitable Organizations include
"Federal, state, and local governments if the gifts are solely for public
purposes". A municipal or county fire department would qualify under
this rule. You would report it as a charitable contribution on Schedule A
- Itemized Deductions, line 17.
If the amount of
your deduction is more than $500, you must complete and attach Form 8283. For
this purpose, the “amount of your deduction” means your deduction before
applying any income limits that could result in a carryover of contributions.
If you deduct more than $500 for a contribution of a motor vehicle, boat, or
airplane, you must also attach a statement from the charitable organization to
your paper return. The organization may use Form 1098-C to provide the required
information. If your total deduction is over $5,000 you may also have to get
appraisals of the values of the donated property."
See Form 8283 and its
instructions for details:
Instructions for Form 8283
Joanee109 posted this:
“Go to Deductions & Credits - Explore on my own -
Charitable Donations - Donations to Charity ...
First, enter the name
and address for the org you donated the car to.
Under "how do you want to value your donations",
BE SURE to click "I'll enter them myself", for the car.
Then put in the date of your donation, and click "Car,
boat or airplane" for Type of Donation. Turbo Tax will then walk you
through what you need to enter for a car donation. (It's more complicated than
donating used clothing or household goods.)”
These two postings should give you the information you need,
but if you still need help,
you can click on "Search" located on the top right
and type in "Donations" and enter.
There will be a "Jump to donations" option on the list,
click that and it will take you where you need to go.
