IRS Says Donations to Haiti Can Be Written Off for 2009
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by KYW's John McDevitt
If you make a donation to an organization providing relief to those effected by the January 12th earthquake in Haiti, you may be able to write it off on your 2009 tax return.
To be eligible, your donation needs to be made specifically for relief victims after January 11th of this year and before March 1, 2010. You have to itemize. Contributions to foreign organizations are generally not deductible. The deduction can only be made for cash contributions, according to Dave Stewart with the IRS:
"You can use a debit card, a credit card. You can use your checking account and because of technology -- this is pretty slick -- you can through a text message donate to a charitable contribution if they have it set up as such."
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