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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 7:03 pm
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Originally Posted by jeanie
I looked at the link, and no where on the page does it mention if the deduction is still tax deductible. I have heard somewhere before that if you get something in return for the donation, it might not be tax deductible.

Anyone know for sure if we donate over the AA site instead of the www.redcross.org site whether or not the donation is still tax deductible?

Thanks.
If you receive something in return you are supposed to deduct the value of what you received from your deduction. I'm sure that the tracking on this is non-existent, so it comes down to what you choose to do. But that's the way it's supposed to work. Of course, you get to value the miles in this case.

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