Magnifying GlassGet a free trial of IconCMO now! 30 days – No credit card required. Donation Quiz To start the quiz, click the blue ‘Start’ button below. 73 Created on December 30, 2020 Donation Recording Quiz This quiz will test a person's knowledge on recording various types of donations. Your results are for personal use and only available to you. 1 / 10 Category: Vehicle Donations Question: Does the church or donor provide the claimed value of the vehicle, boat, or airplane over $500.00? Donor Church According to the IRS instructions for the 1098-C, the donor must figure out the amount for the donated item (ie car, plane, and boat). This is atypical because most gifts in kind (GIK) can be donated without knowing the value. Most GIK's don't require a 30 day reporting period. 2 / 10 Category: GIK - Or Non-cash donations Question: For gift in kind (non-cash) donations under $5,000.00, who determines the fair market value of the donation(s)? The church. The donor's CPA or the donor. The IRS. A professional appraiser. According to IRS publication 526, page 21, the non cash donation under 5,000.00 can be figured out by the tax advisor (CPA) or the donor themselves. Once the donation is over 5,000.00 a paid professional appraiser must be used and their written appraisal must be included with the donor's tax return. 3 / 10 Category: GIK - Or Non-cash donations Question: For gift in kind (non-cash) donations that are equal to or over $5,000.00, who determines the fair market value of the donation(s)? The donor's CPA or the donor. The IRS. A professional appraiser. The church. According to IRS publication 526, page 21, donations that are equal to or over $5,000.00, a paid professional appraiser must be used and their written appraisal must be included with the donor's tax return. 4 / 10 Category: GIK - Or Non-cash donations Question: What IRS form does the church have to fill out within 125 days, if they decide to sell or dispose of a non cash donation that is worth more than $5,000.00? IRS Form 8282 IRS form W-3 IRS Form 8383 IRS From 8283 The IRS form 8282 is to be filled out with 125 days of selling the property. The sold property has a three year limit on the reporting of it. Please review the form instructions for the 8282 to see all the requirements under the 'Who Must File' section. 5 / 10 Category: Quid Pro Quo Question: The church charges $100.00 for a fall festival dinner. The meal is valued at $30.00 and the donation is $70.00. Does the church need to provide a written acknowledgement for the $70.00 donation? Yes No This question falls under a quid pro quo donation. These are found in the IRS code section 6115. 6 / 10 Category: Vehicle Donations Question: When a vehicle is donated that is claimed to have a value of more than $500.00, what IRS form must the church fill out? IRS Form 8282 IRS Form 1098-C IRS form W-3 IRS Form 8383 Please review the IRS instructions for the IRS Form 1098-C to see who must file. 7 / 10 Category: General Questions Question: The donor's total donations for the year are $550.50, does the church have to provide a written acknowledgement to the donor? Yes No According to the IRS website donations that equal $250.00 or more need an written acknowledgement. 8 / 10 Category: GIK - Or Non-cash donations Question: When donating stock to the church that you have owned for more than one year, does the church record the value on the donor's statement? Yes No According to the IRS website, non cash donations are not to have their value placed on the statement. Another resource is: IRS Publication 561. 9 / 10 Category: Volunteer Time and Service Question: Can volunteers claim a tax deduction for their time and services provided to the church? Yes No A volunteer can't deduct their time and services. However an attorney can ask for a GIK donation statement for things like travel expenses for the attorney to come and meet with your organization. Or say for all the cost of mailings to your organization. In other words the expenses have to be documented and not just a 'service' or 'time'. There are a lot of rules on this that the churches should review before giving out any donation statements to any volunteers. 10 / 10 Category: General Questions Question: The donor makes two donations of $260.00. Can the donor claim the deduction using their own bank records? Yes No As stated in the IRS publication 1771, the church must send a written acknowledgement (donor statement) to the donor for any one time contribution over $250.00. Enter your email and name then click the finish flag to see your results! We will send you fun and infrequent information. NameEmail Your score is LinkedIn Facebook VKontakte 0% Restart quiz Exit This quiz can be shared with others with the proper given attribution to the creator Icon Systems, commonly called the CC BY license.