re: Goodwill accepts big furniture, beds, sofas etc right?

There's an organization we donated beds and furniture to that gives it to retired veterans who need it. Picked it up next day, I just can't remember their name.

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They've rejected a few pieces in the past I tried to give to them. Luckily they were all gone within an hour or two via my second option, the curbside donation route. Of course, that doesn't come with a tax receipt. Oh well.

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In over 25 years of preparing tax returns I think I can count on one hand the number of times a charity has written a description of the donated property on one of their receipts. Typically the representative of the charity simply signs and dates the receipt. They don't even identify who was the donor.

The potential for abuse is known by the IRS, but they know it would be politically imprudent to challenge deduction claims for contributions to charity. The only times I've seen tax returns examined over non-cash charitable contributions have been with respect to appraisal values, only necessary for items valued at over $5,000.

If you drop off, Goodwill takes everything. They used to use handicapped laborers to do repairs and refurbishment to donated property. Not so much anymore. They just toss the stuff they think they can't resell as is.