{"id":815,"date":"2016-03-03T15:25:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T20:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.etax.com\/blog\/?p=815"},"modified":"2016-02-22T15:25:52","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T20:25:52","slug":"noncash-donations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etax.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/03\/noncash-donations\/","title":{"rendered":"Noncash Donations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Donating items and other noncash contributions to a charitable organization can net you a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etax.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/19\/new-auto-loan-interest-deduction-how-to-save-up-to-10000-on-your-taxes-2025-2028\/\">deduction<\/a> up to the full market value of the assets, as long as they were in your possession for longer than a year prior to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etax.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/16\/maximize-your-charitable-tax-deductions-in-2025-a-guide-to-smarter-giving\/\">donation<\/a>. If you owned the asset for less than a year, then the deduction is limited to your tax basis, which in most cases is the equivalent of what you paid for the property.<\/p>\n<p>Donating property that is valued at more than $500 will require you to file Form 8283 with your tax return, and include details about the donated property, such as a description of the asset and its market value. If the value is over $5,000, typically you\u2019ll have to attach a professional appraisal of the item, unless there is a list of securities.<\/p>\n<p>Donations of used clothing or household goods such as furniture, electronic, or appliances generally aren\u2019t deductible unless the items were considered to be in excellent or good condition. 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