CHAPTER TWENTY-THREEValuation Principles and Various Penalties

§ 23.1 VALUATION OF PROPERTY—GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Charitable gifts are frequently made using property. A gift to charity may be an outright contribution of property1 or a partial interest in an item of property.2 The gift may entail a reduction of the otherwise deductible amount3 or may implicate one or more of the percentage limitations.4 The income tax rules and/or the gift and estate tax rules5 may be involved. The property may be personal property or real property, tangible property or intangible property.

Whatever the circumstances, the determination of a federal income tax charitable contribution deduction for a gift of property to charity is likely to require valuation of the property. Appraisal requirements apply in ...

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