Section 170 F 8
F disallowance of deduction in certain cases and special rules.
Section 170 f 8. The amount of cash and a description but not value of any property other than cash contributed whether the donee organizations provided any goods or services in whole or in part in consideration for the property contributed and a description and good faith estimate of the value of these goods or services. Section 170 f 8 provides substantiation requirements for certain charitable contributions. Section 170 f 8 does not apply to a payment of 250 or more if the amount contributed as determined under 1 170a 1 h is less than 250.
Separate contributions of less than 250 are not subject to the requirements of section 170 f 8 regardless of whether the sum of the contributions made by a taxpayer to a donee organization during a taxable year equals 250 or more. Irc section 170 f 8 d says that subparagraph a shall not apply to a contribution if the donee organization files a return that includes the language required in the cwa and that return is filed in accordance with such regulations as the secretary may prescribe. 170 f 8 isn t a type of charity.
Section 1 170a 13 f provides rules on substantiation of charitable contributions of 250 or more. 109 280 which directed the amendment of section 170 without specifying the act to be amended were executed to this section which is section 170 of the internal revenue code of 1986 to reflect the. Section 170 f 8 a provides that no deduction is allowed under 170 a for any contribution of 250 or more unless the taxpayer substantiates the contribution by a contemporaneous written acknowledgment of the contribution by the donee organization that meets the requirements of 170 f 8 b.
See td 8690 1997 1 cb 68. Internal revenue code section 170 f 8 charitable etc contributions and gifts. 170 f 8 substantiation requirement for certain contributions.
312 455 1993 effective for contributions made on or after january 1 1994. 170 f 8 is the rule requiring substantiation of contributions of 250 or more. Sections 1202 a 1204 a 1206 a b 1 1213 a d 1214 a b 1215 a 1216 a 1217 a 1218 a 1219 c 1 and 1234 a of pub.
Irc 170 f 8 b provides that a cwa must contain three pieces of information. Section 170 is where the rules are for charitable contributions to be treated as a deduction.