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Donation Quiz

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Created on December 30, 2020

Donation Recording Quiz

This quiz will test a person's knowledge on recording various types of donations.

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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? 

Please review the IRS instructions for the IRS Form 1098-C to see who must file.

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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?

According to the IRS website donations that equal $250.00 or more need an written acknowledgement.

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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?

This question falls under a quid pro quo donation. These are found in the IRS code section 6115.

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Category: Vehicle Donations

Question:

Does the church or donor provide the claimed value of the vehicle, boat, or airplane over $500.00?

 

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.

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Category: GIK - Or Non-cash donations

Question:

For gift in kind donations (ie non cash donations) should the value of the gift of kind donation be found on the donor's statement?

According to IRS publication 1771, the value is never placed on the donor's statement - ie the written acknowledgment. This is the instructions about the information that should be on the donor's statement.
1. the name of organization
2. the amount of cash contribution,
3. a description (but not the value) of non-cash contribution,
4. a statement that no goods or services were provided by the organization in return for the
contribution, if that was the case,
5. a description and good faith estimate of the value of goods or services, if any, that an
organization provided in return for the contribution,
6. a statement that goods or services, if any, that an organization provided in return for the contribution consisted entirely of intangible religious benefits, if that was the case.

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Category: General Questions

Question:

The donor makes two donations of $260.00. Can the donor claim the deduction using their own bank records?

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.

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Category: General Questions

Question:

For private mail carriers and in person donations what is the deadline date for donations in the current year?

In person and private mail carriers must have the donation physically delivered to the charity (the church) by December 31st. This is different than the USPS which the IRS is fine with using the postmarked date.

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Category: General Questions

Question:

Which of the following statements is not used on a donor's statement?

There are three different statements that the church can used depending on the circumstances of the donations. When these statements are not made the IRS can disallow the donation. See the court case in 2012 that dealt with this issue -- David and Veronda Durden v. Comm’r, TC Memo 2012-140 May 17, 2012.

  1. “No goods or services were provided by the church in return for the contribution.” Or
  2. “Goods or services that the church provided in return for the contribution consisted entirely of intangible religious benefits.” Or
  3. “The amount of the contribution that is deductible for federal income tax purposes is limited to the excess of
    money (and the fair market value of any property other than money) contributed by the donor over the value of goods or services provided by the church.”

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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)? 

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.

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Category: General Questions

Question:

When donations are sent via the USPS (United States Postal Service) and not a private mail carrier, what is the latest date the postmark can show to include the donation on the donors statement?

The IRS's basic rule is that the gift must be delivered to the church by December 31st. For USPS they use the postmarked date as the delivery date, whether or not the donation envelope is physically delivered to the church.

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