My employer matches my charitable donations, do I deduct only my contribution, or the entire amount of donation by myself and employer?

My company has a charitable donations matching program. So for example, I donate $10, they donate $10. My receipt shows what I donated, and what they matched. Do I deduct the $10 for my contribution, or $20 for the full combined amount of contribution?

7213

Employee Tax Expert

May 31, 2019 10:01:44 PM

Deduct only the charity donation that you, personally contributed. Your employer will take the deduction for their contribution.

Why sign in to the Community?

My employer matches my charitable donations, do I deduct only my contribution, or the entire amount of donation by myself and employer?