Non-Cash Charitable Contributions Archives

Charitable Contribution

Moving Beyond the Basics of Charitable Contributions

In our previous post, we took a high level look at charitable contributions and deductions, including looking at what made an organization “qualified” to receive charitable contributions, when deductions might be limited, and special rules for valuing and reporting non-cash charitable contributions. In this post, “Beyond the Basics of Charitable Contributions,” we will dig a little bit deeper and look at some issues that might affect the deductibility of a contribution. Moving Beyond the Basics

Scott St. Amand July 5, 2021

Accuracy Related Penalty

Chiarelli v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-27

On March 3, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Chiarelli v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-27). The primary issues presented in Chiarelli v. Commissioner were whether the petitioner was entitled to noncash charitable contribution deductions for the years at issue and whether the petitioner was liable for the IRC § 6662(a) accuracy-related penalties for 2012 and 2013. Incomplete Form 8283 in Chiarelli v. Commissioner The petitioner inherited valuable property from

Scott St. Amand March 3, 2021

Charitable Contributions

Pankratz v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2021-26

On March 3, 2021, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Pankratz v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2021-26). The primary issue presented in Pankratz v. Commissioner was whether the failure to attach appraisals can be due to reasonable cause when a taxpayer admits that he did not review his tax returns before filing. Introductory Notes: I cannot say for sure whether the return preparers were actually the fire chief and the village

Scott St. Amand March 3, 2021

Bad Advice

Campbell v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo. 2020-41

On April 7, 2020, the Tax Court issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of Campbell v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo. 2020-41). The primary issue before the court in Campbell v. Commissioner was whether petitioners are entitled to a charitable contribution deduction with respect to donation, which hinges on the issues of whether the taxpayer submitted appropriate substantiation for the contribution and/or reasonably relied on the advice of a CPA that the charitable deduction was appropriate.

Scott St. Amand April 7, 2020