Do I File Form 8283 and Which Parts?

by Donna
(Wisconsin)

I have noncash charitable donations of clothing/toys/household items, etc. of over $5000 for 2009. Most of the donations (all made on separate days) are under $500 for each but two totals are around $600 each. Since all of these donations are similar items (bags of clothing and the like to Goodwill, etc.) and the grand total is over $5000 for the tax year, do I need to file a separate 8283 for each donee? Do I have to fill out Section B for each donee or can I skip that section? I have no appraisals. Each donation consisted of several bags of clothing and such and while the yearly grand total is large, no one item is. There were no over $500 single items. I am stumped on what to do. I read the instructions to the form and it's as clear as mud. My H&R Block software is not cutting it. It tells me there might be an error but doesn't tell me what to do. Thanks for any help!

Hello Donna,

Thank you for your question.

You will indeed need to list each individual donation as separate line items on form 8283. Anytime non cash charitable donations total over $500 (after adding them all together), you will need to fill out form 8283 and list each donation separately.

Regards!