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The Office manager will notify the Ministry Development Director, which will in turn will notify the Pastor and the Trustees of proposed donated item(s). They in turn will decide if the item is worth accepting as a gift, and have an approved appraiser set the value of gift(s)
Income tax deduction.
Contrary to popular belief, charitable contributions to churches and other tax-exempt organizations are not automatically deductible. The benefit of a tax deduction comes only when donors satisfy certain conditions.
Those are as follows conditions, one is that the donor be able to validate the contribution by maintaining records demonstrating that a contribution was in fact made and giving the amount or value of the contribution. The supporting …show more content…

The donor has valued the property as of the date of the contribution at $4,500. Signed, ____ What are the donors' responsibilities?
For each item of donated property, they must maintain a reliable written record that includes the following: (1) the name and address of the church; (2) the date and location of the contribution; (3) a detailed description of the property; (4) the fair market value of the property at the time of the contribution, including a description of how the value was determined; (5) the cost of the property; (6) an explanation of the amount claimed as a deduction in the current year (if not all is claimed during that year); and (7) the terms of any agreement between the donor and church relating to the use, sale, or other disposition of the property.
If the donated property's value exceeds $500, the following additional written records are needed: (8) an explanation of the manner of acquisition by the donor (such as by purchase, gift, inheritance, or exchange), and (9) the cost of the property immediately preceding the date on which the contribution was made.
Finally, donors who contribute property valued between $500 and $5,000 must complete the front side of IRS Form 8283 and submit it with the

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