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The process and availability of IRS documentation for charitable donations, including Form 990s and tax-exempt organization guidance.
For taxpayers seeking to avoid IRS underpayment penalties, the prior-year “safe harbor” generally lets a filer pay 100% of last year’s tax to be protected, but that prior-year floor is raised to 110% ...
To prove that a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) counted toward a taxpayer’s Required Minimum Distribution (RMD), IRA custodians should supply clear distribution records (including Form 1099‑R ...
When an IRA custodian issues a distribution check payable to the IRA owner instead of directly to the charity, taxpayers must assemble documentary evidence to show both that the IRA distribution occur...
Charities typically provide a written acknowledgment — often labeled a “QCD tax acknowledgement” or receipt — that states the date and amount of the gift and that no goods or services were received, w...
A review of the publicly available IRS Form 990 filings and the reporting provided shows that the raw filings and ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer include Schedule I (large contributors) where changes ...