When a person donates their old vehicle to charity they do so for a number of reasons. These vary as much as the types of automobiles that are donated to charity. Of course there is the obvious reason. To help those who are in need. There are hundreds of auto charities in the US alone that accept car donations.
One of the other benefits to donating your car to charity is it could get you a deduction on your taxes. However this does not apply across the board. You have to do some research because not all registered charities are going to give you a tax deduction. Finding which auto charity is going to allow you to deduct the donation can be very time consuming. Plus when you are dealing with taxes who wants to take advice from people they don’t know or trust?
It is best to go to the ultimate source when dealing with finding an auto charity that you can donate to. That source is the IRS (if you live in the US). Searching for an Auto Charity on the IRS website will give you the information about the charity and you can determine if it is going to provide you with the tax benefits you want. This free method will help you be more informed when donating you vehicle so there are no surprises at tax time.
Alternatively, you can talk with your accountant to have them determine if your charity is going to provide you with any tax deductions. This will obviously cost something however you will be 100% sure that the charity is a registered non-profit charity.
For most people the act of donating is first and foremost. They simply want to help those in need. Particularly when there is a major humanitarian event like the recent Earthquake in Haiti. Getting a tax deduction is really secondary. Many people will forgo the deduction because they want to donate to a specific cause regardless if they get a break on their taxes. If you are donating to a large well known charity like the Red Cross a tax deduction is a welcome additional benefit.
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