What is the Value of that Donation?

Published: Oct. 28, 2005, 11:18 p.m.

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\\nThis week we look at two recent Tax Court cases that dealt with contributions to charity and the values of the items donated. In one case, the item donated was a car while in the other case it was a monastery.\\n

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\\nIn both cases, actual sales of the property in question made the courts seriously question the taxpayer\'s appraisal--and eventually made the court decide against the taxpayer.\\n

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\\nMaterials for this podcast are available from \\n this link. Please download those to use while listening to the podcast itself.\\n

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