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It is the responsibility of the taxpayer to support the claims that they want to put of the tax return. https://itsdeductibleonline.intuit.com/ is still available and is definitely a good starting point. The preparer seldoms gets to see the goods donated, so it is very hard for him (or her) to determine their value. Our experiences and knowledge lead us to possibly question some items presented to us, but we are not the auditors.
Personally I point the client to https://itsdeductibleonline.intuit.com/ or a short version sheet that is printable, such as in Tax Tools https://www.taxtools.com/products_tt.aspx Which is my go to support product for many things.
It is the responsibility of the taxpayer to support the claims that they want to put of the tax return. https://itsdeductibleonline.intuit.com/ is still available and is definitely a good starting point. The preparer seldoms gets to see the goods donated, so it is very hard for him (or her) to determine their value. Our experiences and knowledge lead us to possibly question some items presented to us, but we are not the auditors.
Personally I point the client to https://itsdeductibleonline.intuit.com/ or a short version sheet that is printable, such as in Tax Tools https://www.taxtools.com/products_tt.aspx Which is my go to support product for many things.
Your client should be providing the valuation and a quick Google search will find plenty of guides out there, many from charities that accept non-cash donations. Here're a few examples:
https://salvationarmysouth.org/valueguide-htm/
https://www.ccmaine.org/docs/Thrift%20Store/ThriftStore_ValuationGuide_7_19.pdf
https://www.goodwill.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/donation_valuation_guide.pdf
I provide the client a page from The Tax Book which has estimated used values and tell them to document their items.
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