Car Donation Tax

How To Avoid Scam Artist When Donating To Tsunami Relief

Author: Richard A. Chapo

Millions of people have shown their true character
by making cash donations to charitable groups providing
relief to those devastated by the Tsunami. While your
actions are a shining example of the best traits of people,
a few unsavory groups are trying to make a profit off of the
tragedy.

You can avoid these scam artists by taking a few simple
steps. Charitable organizations rely on tax- deductible
contributions as their primary funding source. Before an
organization can offer the benefit of a tax deduction for
donations, it must be classified as such by the Internal
Revenue Service. The process is arduous and effectively acts
as an informal investigation of the legitimacy of the
charitable organization in question. Fortunately, the IRS
makes this information available to the public.

You can check the legitimacy of a charitable organization by
either contacting the IRS or accessing the agency list of
charitable organizations on the Internet as follows:

IRS Customer Service: 1-800-829-1040

http://apps.irs.gov/app/pub78

The above link to the IRS takes you to a page where you can
conduct a publication 78 search. Publication 78 is a list of
all charitable organizations that have qualified for
tax-exempt status with the IRS. Scam artist and unsavory
characters are not going to be listed with the IRS. If the
organization you are considering does not appear in
Publication 78, you may wish to consider another
organization that is on the list.

E-mail Scams

You should be cautious if you receive an e-mail requesting
money for the relief effort. The e-mail may not be from a
legitimate organization. Fraudulent e-mail campaigns are at
an unbelievable level. If you are determined to make a
contribution because of an e-mail you received, make sure
that you check out the organization with the IRS as
indicated above.

Unfortunately, there is a second problem with responding to
an e-mail solicitation for monetary donations. Assume that
you regularly make donations to a large charity organization
and you receive a request for a donation from that
organization to help with the tragedy in Asia. You can
safely click the link in the email and make a donation,
correct? Maybe not. There is still a risk that the email is
a scam. Many online businesses have ongoing problems with
scam artists copying their sites, logos, headings, etc., and
sending e-mail solicitations to scam individuals. There is
no reason to believe that charitable organizations would be
any less of a target, so be careful.

A third and final problem exists with email solicitations
for donations. Most people incorrectly assume that when they
see a familiar domain name in the body of an email, it means
the email is legitimate. Domain names can easily be faked
through a domain name masking program. It gets a bit
technical, but just keep in mind that domain name in the
body of an email means little.

If you still compelled to respond to an email solicitation
with a donation, you should use a search engine to search
for the organization listed in the email. Once you click on
to the site, you can make your donation in confidence.

You donations make a world of difference for so many people
in need. By following the above recommendations, you can
make sure that your donation is made to a legitimate
charitable organization.

About the Author
Richard Chapo is CEO of http://www.businesstaxrecovery.com -
Obtaining tax refunds for small businesses by finding
overlooked tax deductions and credits through a free tax
return review. He can be reached at
richard@businesstaxrecovery.com.
...

Car Donation Tax Resources

Other Car Donation Tax resources:

CAR DONATIONS + Free Hotel Voucher
... get a tax deduction for the year of 2005! Car Donations Free Vacation with your car donation ... ... accept your used car donations. With your vehicle donation, you'll receive a tax deductible ...
http://www.kars4kids.org/

car donation tax off write
... car donation tax off write Tax tip: donating a vehicle to charity The ads are still out there: "Donate your car and get a tax break. ... Next, to write off your auto gift, you must itemize instead of ...
http://www.charitydonatio ...ion tax off write.php

Break car donation tax
Break car donation tax WEAVE Donate your used car, van, RV or boat to benefit WEAVE and claim a tax deduction. Help yourself and help WEAVE! If you are interested in donating your AFRP Help Us Help ...
http://car-donation.sites ...-car-donation-tax.htm

Car Donation Charity - donate used car automobile donation
... Donate Car Information Donate Car Procedure Tax Deduction Information Donation Instructions Pleased Donors Wonderful Testimonials Charity Program Recycling Program Pickup Information Fill out a form ...
http://www.givecars.com/

Topic: car donation tax deduction and see yourself.
Topic: car donation tax deduction and see yourself. Home car donation tax deduction donate a car charity car donation used car donation salvation army car donation purple heart car donation car ...
http://car-donation.spb.r ...on_tax_deduction.html

Latest News Comments Search results: Walking the thin blue line means you won t be staging break-ins or getting action from hookers, break car donation tax cross but you ll still be able to steal ...
http://www.gcos.org.uk/review7.html

Car donation tax deductible
car donation tax deductible car donation tax deductible the mane, too, submitted to phenomenon of vegetation, is it preserved reason as well as his o have us conveniences and saw that she had lost ...
http://car-donation-tax-deductible.habab.tychy.pl/

Car Donation Off Tax Write - california illinois texas minnesota charity cal...
Car Donation Off Tax Write - california illinois texas minnesota charity california southern connecticut car diabetes donation michigan michigan Home >> Car Donation >> Car Donation Off ...
http://www.heartofoffbroa ...on_off_tax_write.html

car deduction donation tax Gently, Mac eased Ellison down onto an old mattress. The former kitchen in an old community hall had a good car deduction donation tax salvation roof, sturdy floor, and ...
http://carinirelandrental ...co.uk/article319.html

Fair Market Value car donation - Tax Deduction - donate car
Fair Market Value Car Donation Charity Tax Deduction Information Page - When you donate a car to charity the tax deduction is based on its blue book fair market value, but there is other information ...
http://www.blue-book-car- ...e-tax-deductions.html