[Leica] OT: What would you do?

Tina Manley tmanley at gmail.com
Thu Jan 8 11:06:45 PST 2015


Yes, you can deduct a "fair market value"
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p561.pdf

If the donation is worth $20,000 or more, you have to have an appraisal;
otherwise, you can determine a fair market value from sales of similar art
work.

Tina

On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 2:02 PM, Susan Ryan <skalte at icloud.com> wrote:

> Can you take a tax deduction for a charitable donation? If so, how do you
> choose a dollar value of the photos donated?
>
> Thanks,
> Sue
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 8, 2015, at 11:50 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > That's probably the best solution - donate to charity auctions.  I've
> done
> > that quite a bit and it's always appreciated.
> >
> > Tina
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 1:49 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Donate to charity auctions?
> >>
> >> Doug Herr
> >> Orangevale, Sacramento County
> >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> >> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com>
> >>> Sent: Jan 8, 2015 10:07 AM
> >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >>> Subject: [Leica] OT: What would you do?
> >>>
> >>> I have a dilema. I'm moving back into my old home and clearing out 25+
> >>> years of "stuff", Clean sweep.
> >>>
> >>> I know some of you have been through this recently (George/Tina/etc.).
> I
> >>> have a ton of framed prints that haven't sold at galleries/coffee
> shops,
> >>> but that doesn't mean they aren't lovely (IMO).
> >>>
> >>> They are custom framed and mounted. Archival. The works. I don't want
> to
> >>> give them away (I think that devalues all art), and I don't want to
> pack
> >>> and ship them to folks.
> >>>
> >>> Please PLEASE suggestions? The dump just seems wrong..
> >>> Thanks!
> >>> --
> >>> Bob Adler
> >>> www.robertadlerphotography.com
> >>>
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> > Tina Manley
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> >
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