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Improper Receipt Dooms Deduction

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Nonprofit and Church Legal Trends - Free Edition - March April 2008 (free edition)

Taxpayers who claimed a charitable contribution deduction of more than $250 for a non-cash gift of clothing and toys to the Salvation Army lost most of the deduction because the receipt did not say whether the donors had received any goods or services in exchange.