If I contribute to a teacher's back-to-school donation wishlist, is there a way to deduct the cost of those items from my taxes?

[b-243]

This one was a Walmart wishlist, but I expect I'll be donating to Amazon wishlists soon as more teachers start asking for supplies.

[rjs]

Those wish list donations are not tax deductible. To make it deductible you would have to make the donation directly to the school, assuming that it's either a public school or a non-profit private school.

[NCperson]

@b-243 - and if you make the donations directly to the school, it would only be tax deductible if you itemized.....

unless Congess passes a new law, if you take the standard deduction, even a cash contribution to the school would not be tax deductible (that $300 deduction from the past two years has yet to be extended into 2022)