Geez, I think I am stumped

[IRonMaN]

I open up an envelope from a client this morning with a few documents and a sheet listing out what she paid for license plate tabs and a second item for donations.  Her note says:

"Donations - whatever max is without receipts"

I've checked pub 17, ProSeries tutorials, and Google.  Does anyone know what that max is?

For the record she brought in a 1099R, a SSA-1099, a 1098 plus that sheet of paper.  I'm guessing it took her this long to get her stuff in because she must have spent the last couple of months trying to figure out what that donation amount was and finally gave up 😬

[Jim-from-Ohio]

I get that often.. whatever the max is, or I sometimes get, same as last year. 

[IRonMaN]

SALY is a very popular person during tax season.

[Jim-from-Ohio]

yep.. first learned what SALY meant back in my Laventhol & Horwath days, right out of college. 

[rbynaker]

Sounds kinda like "just take the standard amount."

[PATAX]

@IRonMaN the maximum for that clown🤡 is the goose egg🥚.

[IRonMaN]

Where is George and his "talking" ceiling tiles when you need him?

[abctax55]

It's when it gets to  'sallllllllllllllllllllllly' that it's time for the *come to Jesus conversation* and/or the buh bye chat. 

[IRonMaN]

But I thought you could only have those on Sundays and I don't like to deal directly with clients on the weekends 😜

[Skylane]

SALY….

last year you took credit for $600 charity…

’oh no… I’m sure it is more than that…’

ok, your itemized deductions are 14,500 and standard ded…. 25900…is 10k okay?

’oh no… that’s way too much’

ok just tell me what number you’re comfortable with…..

[IRonMaN]

I'm getting a roulette wheel for next year.  I'm going to put various dollar amounts on it and allow each client one free spin.

[MICHAELMARS]

Isn't the amount written on your ceiling?  MY clients look up, scratch their heads and give me an amount to use.

[PATAX]

@MICHAELMARS you should have told them to use Head and Shoulders shampoo.

[IRonMaN]

George posted a picture many moons ago purportedly of his office ceiling with numbers on it to help his clients.

[qbteachmt]

I thought George's ceiling had the holes from the darts that were thrown at the numbers. It's not just a guessing game; there is some skill involved.

[IRonMaN]

George runs a tight ship.

[taxes96786]

There is no donation deduction without receipts. I would say her max is 0.00.