Consumerism Commentary: Seven Tax Mistakes You Might Make, Part 2
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jim · 3 years agoUnfortunately we can't act on tips #3 and $4 anymore, since the cutoffs for those would've been 12/31/05. Good to keep in mind though!
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Will Kirby · 3 years agoI know that tip #4 really catches a lot of people. It got my dad a few years ago when he did some after Christmas cleaning and donated some things shortly after the first of the year.
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FMF · 3 years agoRe: #4 : When we donate items, we get a receipt and detail the items given on Excel. Then we staple them together and put them in our tax file -- nothing lost or forgotten.
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real people, real finances · 3 years agoSometimes things are more important than the money - I'd say that number 1 falls into that category.
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real people, real finances · 3 years agoOh, and for number 4. We actually let the neighborhood know when we are going to take things to the goodwill. It's amazing how many people are lazy and don't want to make the trip. We just add the value of their stuff to our tax deduction.