U.S. Individual Income Tax Return

Instructions for Form 8283
(Rev. December 2013)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Noncash Charitable Contributions
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code
unless otherwise noted.

General Instructions
Future Developments

Information about any future developments affecting Form
8283 (such as legislation enacted after we release it) will
be posted at www.irs.gov/form8283.

What's New

If you are reporting the donation of a vehicle in Section A,
enter the year, make, model, condition, and mileage in
column (c) of line 1 even if you are attaching Form
1098-C.
Column (i) of line 5 is no longer used to report the
average trading price of securities. Use that column to
report the date of a contribution reported in Section B, but
only if you were not required to get an appraisal.

Purpose of Form

Use Form 8283 to report information about noncash
charitable contributions.
Do not use Form 8283 to report out-of-pocket
expenses for volunteer work or amounts you gave by
check or credit card. Treat these items as cash
contributions. Also, do not use Form 8283 to figure your
charitable contribution deduction. For details on how to
figure the amount of the deduction, see your tax return
instructions and Pub. 526, Charitable Contributions.

Who Must File

You must file Form 8283 if the amount of your deduction
for all noncash gifts is more than $500. For this purpose,
“amount of your deduction” means your deduction before
applying any income limits that could result in a carryover.
The carryover rules are explained in Pub. 526. Make any
required reductions to fair market value (FMV) before you
determine if you must file Form 8283. See Fair Market
Value (FMV), later.
Form 8283 is filed by individuals, partnerships, and
corporations.
C corporations. C corporations, other than personal
service corporations and closely held corporations, must
file Form 8283 only if the amount claimed as a deduction
is more than $5,000.
Partnerships and S corporations. A partnership or S
corporation that claims a deduction for noncash gifts of
more than $500 must file Form 8283 with Form 1065,
1065-B, or 1120S.
If the total deduction for any item or group of similar
items is more than $5,000, the partnership or S
corporation must complete Section B of Form 8283 even if
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the amount allocated to each partner or shareholder is
$5,000 or less.
The partnership or S corporation must give a
completed copy of Form 8283 to each partner or
shareholder receiving an allocation of the contribution
deduction shown in Section B of the Form 8283 of the
partnership or S corporation.
Partners and shareholders. The partnership or S
corporation will provide information about your share of
the contribution on your Schedule K-1 (Form 1065 or
1120S). If you received a copy of Form 8283 from the
partnership or S corporation, attach a copy to your tax
return. Use the amount shown on your Schedule K-1, not
the amount shown on the Form 8283, to figure your
deduction.
If the partnership or S corporation is not required to
give you a copy of its Form 8283, combine the amount of
noncash contributions shown on your Schedule K-1 with
your other noncash contributions to see if you must file
Form 8283. If you need to file Form 8283, you do not have
to complete all the information requested in Section A for
your share of the partnership's or S corporation's
contributions. Complete only column (h) of line 1 with your
share of the contribution and enter “From Schedule K-1
(Form 1065 or 1120S)” across columns (d)–(g).

When To File

File Form 8283 with your tax return for the year you
contribute the property and first claim a deduction.

Which Sections To Complete

Form 8283 has two sections. If you must file Form 8283,
you may have to complete Section A, Section B, or both,
depending on the type of property donated and the
amount claimed as a deduction.
Use Section A to report donations of property for which
you claimed a deduction of $5,000 or less per item or
group of similar items (defined later). Also use Section A
to report donations of publicly traded securities. Use
Section B to report donations of property for which you
claimed a deduction of more than $5,000 per item or
group of similar items.
In figuring whether your deduction for a group of similar
items was more than $5,000, consider all items in the
group, even if items in the group were donated to more
than one donee organization. However, you must file a
separate Form 8283, Section B, for each donee
organization.
Example. You claimed a deduction of $2,000 for
books you gave to College A, $2,500 for books you gave
to College B, and $900 for books you gave to College C.
You must report these donations in Section B because the
total deduction was more than $5,000. You must file a
separate Form 8283, Section B, for the donation to each
of the three colleges.

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been your COGS deduction is $3,000 ($8,000 – $5,000).
Attach a statement to Form 8283 similar to the following:

Section A. Include in Section A only the following items.
1. Items (or groups of similar items as defined later) for
which you claimed a deduction of $5,000 or less per item
(or group of similar items).
2. The following publicly traded securities even if the
deduction is more than $5,000:
a. Securities listed on an exchange in which
quotations are published daily,
b. Securities regularly traded in national or regional
over-the-counter markets for which published quotations
are available, or
c. Securities that are shares of a mutual fund for which
quotations are published on a daily basis in a newspaper
of general circulation throughout the United States.

Form 8283—Inventory
Contribution deduction
COGS (if sold, not donated)
For Form 8283 filing purposes

$8,000
– 5,000
=$3,000

Fair Market Value (FMV)

Although the amount of your deduction determines if you
have to file Form 8283, you also need to have information
about the FMV of your contribution to complete the form.
FMV is the price a willing, knowledgeable buyer would
pay a willing, knowledgeable seller when neither has to
buy or sell.

Section B. Include in Section B only items (or groups of
similar items) for which you claimed a deduction of more
than $5,000. Do not include publicly traded securities
reportable in Section A. With certain exceptions, items
reportable in Section B require a written appraisal by a
qualified appraiser. You must file a separate Form 8283,
Section B, for each donee organization and each item of
property (or group of similar items).

You may not always be able to deduct the FMV of your
contribution. Depending on the type of property donated,
you may have to reduce the FMV to figure the deductible
amount, as explained next.
Reductions to FMV. The amount of the reduction (if any)
depends on whether the property is ordinary income
property or capital gain property. Attach a statement to
your tax return showing how you figured the reduction.
Ordinary income property. Ordinary income property
is property that would result in ordinary income or
short-term capital gain if it were sold at its FMV on the
date it was contributed. Examples of ordinary income
property are inventory, works of art created by the donor,
and capital assets held for 1 year or less. The deduction
for a gift of ordinary income property is limited to the FMV
minus the amount that would be ordinary income or
short-term capital gain if the property were sold.
Capital gain property. Capital gain property is
property that would result in long-term capital gain if it
were sold at its FMV on the date it was contributed. For
purposes of figuring your charitable contribution, capital
gain property also includes certain real property and
depreciable property used in your trade or business and,
generally, held more than 1 year. However, to the extent
of any gain from the property that must be recaptured as
ordinary income under section 1245, section 1250, or any
other Code provision, the property is treated as ordinary
income property.
You usually may deduct gifts of capital gain property at
their FMV. However, you must reduce the FMV by the
amount of any appreciation if any of the following apply.
The capital gain property is contributed to certain
private nonoperating foundations. This rule does not apply
to qualified appreciated stock.
You choose the 50% limit instead of the special 30%
limit for capital gain property.
The contributed property is intellectual property (as
defined later).
The contributed property is certain taxidermy property.
The contributed property is tangible personal property
that is put to an unrelated use (as defined in Pub. 526) by
the charity.
The contributed property is certain tangible personal
property with a claimed value of more than $5,000 and is
sold, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of by the charity

Similar Items of Property
Similar items of property are items of the same generic
category or type, such as coin collections, paintings,
books, clothing, jewelry, nonpublicly traded stock, land, or
buildings.
Example. You claimed a deduction of $400 for
clothing, $7,000 for publicly traded securities (quotations
published daily), and $6,000 for a collection of 15 books
($400 each). Report the clothing and securities in
Section A and the books (a group of similar items) in
Section B.
Special Rule for Certain C Corporations
A special rule applies for deductions taken by certain C
corporations under section 170(e)(3) or (4) for certain
contributions of inventory or scientific equipment.
To determine if you must file Form 8283 or which
section to complete, use the difference between the
amount you claimed as a deduction and the amount you
would have claimed as cost of goods sold (COGS) had
you sold the property instead. This rule is only for
purposes of Form 8283. It does not change the amount or
method of figuring your contribution deduction.
If you do not have to file Form 8283 because of this
rule, you must attach a statement to your tax return
(similar to the one in the example below). Also, attach a
statement if you must complete Section A, instead of
Section B, because of this rule.
Example. You donated clothing from your inventory
for the care of the needy. The clothing cost you $5,000
and your claimed charitable deduction is $8,000.
Complete Section A instead of Section B because the
difference between the amount you claimed as a
charitable deduction and the amount that would have
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the Value of Donated Property. Also see section 170(h),
Regulations section 1.170A-14, and Notice 2004-41.
Notice 2004-41, 2004-28 I.R.B. 31, is available at
www.irs.gov/irb/2004-28_IRB/ar09.html.

during the year in which you made the contribution, and
the charity has not made the required certification of
exempt use (such as on Form 8282, Part IV).
Qualified conservation contribution. A qualified
conservation contribution is a donation of a qualified real
property interest, such as an easement, exclusively for
certain conservation purposes. The donee must be a
qualified organization as defined in section 170(h)(3) and
must have the resources to be able to monitor and
enforce the conservation easement or other conservation
restrictions. To enable the organization to do this, you
must give it documents, such as maps and photographs,
that establish the condition of the property at the time of
the gift.
If the donation has no material effect on the real
property's FMV, or enhances rather than reduces its FMV,
no deduction is allowable. For example, little or no
deduction may be allowed if the property's use is already
restricted, such as by zoning or other law or contract, and
the donation does not further restrict how the property can
be used.
The FMV of a conservation easement cannot be
determined by applying a standard percentage to the
FMV of the underlying property. The best evidence of the
FMV of an easement is the sales price of a comparable
easement. If there are no comparable sales, the before
and after method may be used.
Attach a statement that:
Identifies the conservation purposes furthered by your
donation,
Shows, if before and after valuation is used, the FMV of
the underlying property before and after the gift,
States whether you made the donation in order to get a
permit or other approval from a local or other governing
authority and whether the donation was required by a
contract, and
If you or a related person has any interest in other
property nearby, describes that interest.
If an appraisal is required, it must include the method of
valuation (such as the income approach or the market
data approach) and the specific basis for the valuation
(such as specific comparable sales transactions).
Easements on buildings in historic districts. You
cannot claim a deduction for this type of contribution
unless the contributed interest includes restrictions
preserving the entire exterior of the building (including
front, sides, rear, and height) and prohibiting any change
to the exterior of the building inconsistent with its historical
character. If you claim a deduction for this type of
contribution, you must include with your return:
A signed copy of a qualified appraisal,
Photographs of the entire exterior of the building, and
A description of all restrictions on the development of
the building. The description of the restrictions can be
made by attaching a copy of the easement deed.
If you donate this type of property and claim a deduction
of more than $10,000, your deduction will not be allowed
unless you pay a $500 filing fee. See Form 8283-V and its
instructions.
For more information about qualified conservation
contributions, see Pub. 526 and Pub. 561, Determining

Intellectual property. The FMV of intellectual property
must be reduced to figure the amount of your deduction,
as explained earlier. Intellectual property means a patent,
copyright (other than a copyright described in section
1221(a)(3) or 1231(b)(1)(C)), trademark, trade name,
trade secret, know-how, software (other than software
described in section 197(e)(3)(A)(i)), or similar property,
or applications or registrations of such property.
However, you may be able to claim additional
charitable contribution deductions in the year of the
contribution and later years based on a percentage of the
donee's net income, if any, from the property. The amount
of the donee's net income from the property will be
reported to you on Form 8899, Notice of Income From
Donated Intellectual Property. See Pub. 526 for details.
Clothing and household items. The FMV of used
household items and clothing is usually much lower than
when new. A good measure of value might be the price
that buyers of these used items actually pay in
consignment or thrift shops. You can also review
classified ads in the newspaper or on the Internet to see
what similar products sell for.
You cannot claim a deduction for clothing or household
items you donate unless the clothing or household items
are in good used condition or better. However, you can
claim a deduction for a contribution of an item of clothing
or household item that is not in good used condition or
better if you deduct more than $500 for it and include a
qualified appraisal of it with your return.

Qualified Vehicle Donations
A qualified vehicle is any motor vehicle manufactured
primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways; a
boat; or an airplane. However, property held by the donor
primarily for sale to customers, such as inventory of a car
dealer, is not a qualified vehicle.
If you donate a qualified vehicle with a claimed value of
more than $500, you cannot claim a deduction unless you
attach to your return a copy of the contemporaneous
written acknowledgment you received from the donee
organization. The donee organization may use Copy B of
Form 1098-C as the acknowledgment. An
acknowledgment is considered contemporaneous if the
donee organization furnishes it to you no later than 30
days after the:
Date of the sale, if the donee organization sold the
vehicle in an arm's length transaction to an unrelated
party, or
Date of the contribution, if the donee organization will
not sell the vehicle before completion of a material
improvement or significant intervening use, or the donee
organization will give or sell the vehicle to a needy
individual for a price significantly below FMV in direct
furtherance of the organization's charitable purpose of
relieving the poor and distressed or underprivileged who
are in need of a means of transportation.
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For a donated vehicle with a claimed value of more
than $500, you can deduct the smaller of the vehicle's
FMV on the date of the contribution or the gross proceeds
received from the sale of the vehicle, unless an exception
applies as explained below. Form 1098-C (or other
acknowledgment) will show the gross proceeds from the
sale if no exception applies. If the FMV of the vehicle was
more than your cost or other basis, you may have to
reduce the FMV to figure the deductible amount, as
described under Reductions to FMV, earlier.

Additional Information
You may want to see Pub. 526 and Pub. 561. If you
contributed depreciable property, see Pub. 544, Sales
and Other Disposition of Assets.

Specific Instructions
Identifying number. Individuals must enter their social
security number. All other filers should enter their
employer identification number.

If any of the following exceptions apply, your deduction
is not limited to the gross proceeds received from the
sale. Instead, you generally can deduct the vehicle's FMV
on the date of the contribution if the donee organization:
Makes a significant intervening use of the vehicle
before transferring it,
Makes a material improvement to the vehicle before
transferring it, or
Gives or sells the vehicle to a needy individual for a
price significantly below FMV in direct furtherance of the
organization's charitable purpose of relieving the poor and
distressed or underprivileged who are in need of a means
of transportation.

Section A
Part I, Information on Donated Property
Line 1
Column (b). Check the box if the donated property is a
qualified vehicle (defined earlier). If you are not attaching
Form 1098-C (or other acknowledgment) to your return,
enter the vehicle identification number (VIN) in the spaces
provided below the checkbox.
You can find the VIN on the vehicle registration, the
title, the proof of insurance, or the vehicle itself. Generally,
the VIN is 17 characters made up of numbers and letters.
If the VIN has fewer than 17 characters, enter a zero in
each of the remaining entry spaces to the left of the VIN.
For example, if the VIN is “555555X555555,” then enter
“0000555555X555555.”

Form 1098-C (or other acknowledgment) will show if
any of these exceptions apply. If the FMV of the vehicle
was more than your cost or other basis, you may have to
reduce the FMV to figure the deductible amount, as
described under Reductions to FMV, earlier.

Column (c). Describe the property in sufficient detail.
The greater the value of the property, the more detail you
must provide. For example, a personal computer should
be described in more detail than pots and pans.
If the donated property is a vehicle, give the year,
make, model, condition, and mileage at the time of the
donation (for example, “1963 Studebaker Lark, fair
condition, 135,000 miles”) regardless of whether you
attach a Form 1098-C or other acknowledgment. If you do
not know the actual mileage, use a good faith estimate
based on car repair records or similar evidence.
For securities, include the following:
Company name,
Number of shares,
Kind of security,
Whether a share of a mutual fund, and
Whether regularly traded on a stock exchange or in an
over-the-counter market.

Determining FMV. A used car guide may be a good
starting point for finding the FMV of your vehicle. These
guides, published by commercial firms and trade
organizations, contain vehicle sale prices for recent model
years. The guides are sometimes available from public
libraries or from a loan officer at a bank, credit union, or
finance company. You can also find used car pricing
information on the Internet.
An acceptable measure of the FMV of a donated
vehicle is an amount not in excess of the price listed in a
used vehicle pricing guide for a private party sale of a
similar vehicle. However, the FMV may be less than that
amount if the vehicle has engine trouble, body damage,
high mileage, or any type of excessive wear. The FMV of
a donated vehicle is the same as the price listed in a used
vehicle pricing guide for a private party sale only if the
guide lists a sales price for a vehicle that is the same
make, model, and year, sold in the same area, in the
same condition, with the same or similar options or
accessories, and with the same or similar warranties as
the donated vehicle.

Note. If the amount you claimed as a deduction for the
item is $500 or less, you do not have to complete columns
(e), (f), and (g).

Example. Neal donates his car, which he bought new
in 2006 for $20,000. A used vehicle pricing guide shows
the FMV for his car is $9,000. Neal receives a Form
1098-C showing the car was sold for $7,000. Neal can
deduct $7,000 and must attach Form 1098-C to his return.

Column (e). Enter the approximate date you acquired
the property. If it was created, produced, or manufactured
by or for you, enter the date it was substantially
completed.
If you are donating a group of similar items and you
acquired the items on various dates (but have held all the
items for at least 12 months), you can enter “Various.”

More information. For details, see Pub. 526 or Notice
2005-44. Notice 2005-44, 2005-25 I.R.B. 1287, is
available at www.irs.gov/irb/2005-25_IRB/ar09.html.

Column (f). State how you acquired the property. This
could be by purchase, gift, inheritance, or exchange.

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see Art valued at $20,000 or more, Clothing and
household items not in good used condition, Easements
on buildings in historic districts, and Deduction of more
than $500,000, later.

Column (g). Do not complete this column for property
held at least 12 months or publicly traded securities. Keep
records on cost or other basis.
Note. If you have reasonable cause for not providing the
information in columns (e) and (g), attach an explanation.

Exceptions. You do not need a written appraisal if the
property is:
1. Nonpublicly traded stock of $10,000 or less,
2. A vehicle (including a car, boat, or airplane) if your
deduction for the vehicle is limited to the gross proceeds
from its sale,
3. Intellectual property (as defined earlier),
4. Certain securities considered to have market
quotations readily available (see Regulations section
1.170A-13(c)(7)(xi)(B)),
5. Inventory and other property donated by a
corporation that are “qualified contributions” for the care of
the ill, the needy, or infants, within the meaning of section
170(e)(3)(A), or
6. Stock in trade, inventory, or property held primarily
for sale to customers in the ordinary course of your trade
or business.

Column (h). Enter the FMV of the property on the date
you donated it. You must attach a statement if:
You were required to reduce the FMV to figure the
amount of your deduction, or
You gave a qualified conservation contribution for
which you claimed a deduction of $5,000 or less.
See Fair Market Value (FMV), earlier, for the type of
statement to attach.
Column (i). Enter the method(s) you used to determine
the FMV.
Examples of entries to make include “Appraisal,”
“Thrift shop value” (for clothing or household items),
“Catalog” (for stamp or coin collections), or “Comparable
sales” (for real estate and other kinds of assets). See Pub.
561.

Part II, Partial Interests and Restricted Use
Property

Although a written appraisal is not required for the
types of property just listed, you must provide certain
information in Part I of Section B (see Line 5) and have the
donee organization complete Part IV.

If Part II applies to more than one property, attach a
separate statement. Give the required information for
each property separately. Identify which property listed in
Part I the information relates to.

Art valued at $20,000 or more. If your total deduction
for art is $20,000 or more, you must attach a complete
copy of the signed appraisal. For individual objects valued
at $20,000 or more, a photograph must be provided upon
request. The photograph must be of sufficient quality and
size (preferably an 8 x 10 inch color photograph or a color
transparency no smaller than 4 x 5 inches) to fully show
the object.

Lines 2a Through 2e
Complete lines 2a–2e only if you contributed less than the
entire interest in the donated property during the tax year
and claimed a deduction for it of $5,000 or less. On
line 2b, enter the amount claimed as a deduction for this
tax year and in any prior tax years for gifts of a partial
interest in the same property.

Clothing and household items not in good used condition. You must include with your return a qualified
appraisal of any single item of clothing or any household
item that is not in good used condition or better for which
you deduct more than $500. The appraisal is required
whether the donation is reportable in Section A or
Section B. See Clothing and household items, earlier.

Lines 3a Through 3c
Complete lines 3a–3c only if you attached restrictions to
the right to the income, use, or disposition of the donated
property. An example of a “restricted use” is furniture that
you gave only to be used in the reading room of an
organization's library. Attach a statement explaining (1)
the terms of any agreement or understanding regarding
the restriction, and (2) whether the property is designated
for a particular use.

Easements on buildings in historic districts. If you
claim a deduction for a qualified conservation contribution
of an easement on the exterior of a building in a registered
historic district, you must include a signed copy of a
qualified appraisal, photographs, and certain other
information with your return. See Easements on buildings
in historic districts, under Fair Market Value (FMV), earlier.

Section B

Include in Section B only items (or groups of similar items)
for which you claimed a deduction of more than $5,000.
File a separate Form 8283, Section B, for:
Each donee, and
Each item of property, except for an item that is part of
a group of similar items.

Deduction of more than $500,000. If you claim a
deduction of more than $500,000 for an item (or group of
similar items) donated to one or more donees, you must
attach a signed copy of a qualified appraisal of the
property to your return unless an exception applies. See
Exceptions, earlier.

Part I, Information on Donated Property

Appraisal Requirements

You must get a written appraisal from a qualified appraiser
before completing Part I. However, see Exceptions below.

The appraisal must be made by a qualified appraiser
(defined later) in accordance with generally accepted
appraisal standards. It also must meet the relevant

Generally, you do not need to attach the appraisals to
your return but you should keep them for your records. But
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requirements of Regulations section 1.170A-13(c)(3) and
Notice 2006-96. Notice 2006-96, 2006-46 I.R.B. 902, is
available at
www.irs.gov/irb/2006-46_IRB/ar13.html.

Column (d). If you are donating a group of similar items
and you acquired the items on various dates (but have
held all the items for at least 12 months), you can enter
“Various.”

The appraisal must be made not earlier than 60 days
before the date you contribute the property. You must
receive the appraisal before the due date (including
extensions) of the return on which you first claim a
deduction for the property. For a deduction first claimed
on an amended return, the appraisal must be received
before the date the amended return was filed.

Columns (d)–(f). If you have reasonable cause for not
providing the information in columns (d), (e), or (f), attach
an explanation so your deduction will not automatically be
disallowed.
For a qualified conservation contribution, indicate
whether you are providing information about the
underlying property or about the easement.
Column (g). A bargain sale is a transfer of property that
is in part a sale or exchange and in part a contribution.
Enter the amount received for bargain sales.

A separate qualified appraisal and a separate Form
8283 are required for each item of property except for an
item that is part of a group of similar items. Only one
appraisal is required for a group of similar items
contributed in the same tax year, if it includes all the
required information for each item. The appraiser may
group similar items with a collective value appraised at
$100 or less.

Column (h). Complete column (h) only if you were not
required to get an appraisal, as explained earlier.
Column (i). Complete column (i) only if you were not
required to get an appraisal, as explained earlier.

Part II, Taxpayer (Donor) Statement

If you gave similar items to more than one donee for
which you claimed a total deduction of more than $5,000,
you must attach a separate form for each donee.

Complete Section B, Part II, for each item included in
Section B, Part I, that has an appraised value of $500 or
less. Because you do not have to show the value of these
items in Section B, Part I, of the donee's copy of Form
8283, clearly identify them for the donee in Section B, Part
II. Then, the donee does not have to file Form 8282,
Donee Information Return, for the items valued at $500 or
less. See the Note under Part IV, Donee
Acknowledgment, for more details about filing Form 8282.

Example. You claimed a deduction of $2,000 for
books given to College A, $2,500 for books given to
College B, and $900 for books given to a public library.
You must attach a separate Form 8283 for each donee.

Line 4
Check only one box on line 4 of each Form 8283.
Complete as many separate Forms 8283 as necessary so
that only one box has to be checked on line 4 of each
Form 8283.

The amount of information you give in Section B, Part
II, depends on the description of the donated property you
enter in Section B, Part I. If you show a single item as
“Property A” in Part I and that item is appraised at $500 or
less, then the entry “Property A” in Part II is enough.
However, if “Property A” consists of several items and the
total appraised value is over $500, list in Part II any item(s)
you gave that is valued at $500 or less.

Vehicles. If you check box “i” to indicate the donated
property is a vehicle, you must attach to your return a
copy of Form 1098-C (or other acknowledgment) you
received from the donee organization.

All shares of nonpublicly traded stock or items in a set
are considered one item. For example, a book collection
by the same author, components of a stereo system, or
six place settings of a pattern of silverware are one item
for the $500 test.

Line 5
You must complete at least column (a) of line 5 (and
column (b) if applicable) before submitting Form 8283 to
the donee. You may then complete the remaining
columns.

Example. You donated books valued at $6,000. The
appraisal states that one of the items, a collection of
books by author “X,” is worth $400. On the Form 8283 that
you are required to give the donee, you decide not to
show the appraised value of all of the books. But you also
do not want the donee to have to file Form 8282 if the
collection of books is sold within 3 years after the
donation. If your description of Property A on line 5
includes all the books, then specify in Part II the “collection
of books by X included in Property A.” But if your Property
A description is “collection of books by X,” the only
required entry in Part II is “Property A.”
In the above example, you may have chosen instead to
give a completed copy of Form 8283 to the donee. The
donee would then be aware of the value. If you include all
the books as Property A on line 5, and enter $6,000 in
column (c), you may still want to describe the specific

Column (a). Provide a detailed description so a person
unfamiliar with the property could be sure the property that
was appraised is the property that was contributed. The
greater the value of the property, the more detail you must
provide.
For a qualified conservation contribution, describe the
easement terms in detail, or attach a copy of the
easement deed.
A description of donated securities should include the
company name and number of shares donated.
Column (c). Include the FMV from the appraisal. If you
were not required to get an appraisal, include the FMV
you determine to be correct.
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collection in Part II so the donee can sell it without filing
Form 8282.

Identifying number. The appraiser's taxpayer
identification number (social security number or employer
identification number) must be entered in Part III.

Part III, Declaration of Appraiser

Part IV, Donee Acknowledgment

If you had to get an appraisal, you must get it from a
qualified appraiser. A qualified appraiser is an individual
who meets all the following requirements.
1. The individual either:
a. Has earned an appraisal designation from a
recognized professional appraiser organization for
demonstrated competency in valuing the type of property
being appraised, or
b. Has met certain minimum education and
experience requirements.
2. The individual regularly prepares appraisals for
which he or she is paid.
3. The individual demonstrates verifiable education
and experience in valuing the type of property being
appraised. To do this, the appraiser can make a
declaration that, because of his or her background,
experience, education, and membership in professional
associations, he or she is qualified to make appraisals of
the type of property being valued. The declaration must
be part of the appraisal. However, if the appraisal was
already completed without this declaration, the
declaration can be made separately and associated with
the appraisal.
4. The individual has not been prohibited from
practicing before the IRS under section 330(c) of title 31 of
the United States Code at any time during the 3-year
period ending on the date of the appraisal.

The donee organization that received the property
described in Part I of Section B must complete Part IV.
Before submitting page 2 of Form 8283 to the donee for
acknowledgment, complete at least your name, identifying
number, and description of the donated property (line 5,
column (a)). If tangible property is donated, also describe
its physical condition (line 5, column (b)) at the time of the
gift. Complete Part II, if applicable, before submitting the
form to the donee. See the instructions for Part II.
The person acknowledging the gift must be an official
authorized to sign the tax returns of the organization, or a
person specifically designated to sign Form 8283. When
you ask the donee to fill out Part IV, you should also ask
the donee to provide you with a contemporaneous written
acknowledgment required by section 170(f)(8).
After completing Part IV, the organization must return
Form 8283 to you, the donor. You must give a copy of
Section B of this form to the donee organization. You may
then complete any remaining information required in Part
I. Also, Part III may be completed at this time by the
qualified appraiser.
In some cases, it may be impossible to get the donee's
signature on Form 8283. The deduction will not be
disallowed for that reason if you attach a detailed
explanation of why it was impossible.
Note. If it is reasonable to expect that donated tangible
personal property will be used for a purpose unrelated to
the purpose or function of the donee, the donee should
check the “Yes” box in Part IV. In this situation, your
deduction will be limited. In addition, if the donee (or a
successor donee) organization disposes of the property
within 3 years after the date the original donee received it,
the organization must file Form 8282, Donee Information
Return, with the IRS and send a copy to the donor. (As a
result of the sale by the donee, the donor's contribution
deduction may be limited or part of the prior year
contribution deduction may have to be recaptured. See
Pub. 526.) An exception applies to items having a value of
$500 or less if the donor identified the items and signed
the statement in Section B, Part II, of Form 8283. See the
instructions for Part II.

In addition, the appraiser must complete Part III of Form
8283. See section 170(f)(11)(E), Notice 2006-96, and
Regulations section 1.170A-13(c)(5) for details.
If you use appraisals by more than one appraiser, or if
two or more appraisers contribute to a single appraisal, all
the appraisers must sign the appraisal and Part III of Form
8283.
Persons who cannot be qualified appraisers are listed
in the Declaration of Appraiser. Generally, a party to the
transaction in which you acquired the property being
appraised will not qualify to sign the declaration. But a
person who sold, exchanged, or gave the property to you
may sign the declaration if the property was donated
within 2 months of the date you acquired it and the
property's appraised value did not exceed its acquisition
price.

Failure To File Form 8283

An appraiser may not be considered qualified if you
had knowledge of facts that would cause a reasonable
person to expect the appraiser to falsely overstate the
value of the property. An example of this is an agreement
between you and the appraiser about the property value
when you know that the appraised amount exceeds the
actual FMV.

Your deduction generally will be disallowed if you fail to:
Attach a required Form 8283 to your return,
Get a required appraisal and complete Section B of
Form 8283, or
Attach to your return a required appraisal of clothing or
household items not in good used condition, an easement
on a building in a registered historic district, or property for
which you claimed a deduction of more than $500,000.
However, your deduction will not be disallowed if your
failure was due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect
or was due to a good-faith omission. If the IRS asks you to
submit the form, you have 90 days to send a completed

Usually, appraisal fees cannot be based on a
percentage of the appraised value unless the fees were
paid to certain not-for-profit associations. See Regulations
section 1.170A-13(c)(6)(ii).
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Section B of Form 8283 before your deduction is
disallowed. However, your deduction will not be allowed if
you did not get a required appraisal within the required
period.

The time needed to complete and file this form will vary
depending on individual circumstances. The estimated
burden for individual taxpayers filing this form is approved
under OMB control number 1545-0074 and is included in
the estimates shown in the instructions for their individual
income tax return. The estimated burden for all other
taxpayers who file this form is shown below.

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