QUESTION
Can I deduct my charitable donation retroactively? How?
Asked on May 13th, 2015 on Taxation - Michigan
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I recently found receipts for donations I have made to charity from a few years ago. Is it too late to include this information in my income tax report?
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If it's within 3 years, you can amend the tax return for the year of the deductions. Otherwise, it's lost.
Answered on May 14th, 2015 at 1:25 AM
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Too late, they have to be made in the tax year they were given or are lost.
Answered on May 14th, 2015 at 1:18 AM
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If the donations were before 2012 it is too late if they were made after that, you bed to file an amended return.
Answered on May 13th, 2015 at 4:04 PM
You may go back 3 years and amend a return that was filed. So, if the donations were made in 2014, 2013, or 2012, you may file amended return for the year in which you made the donation.
Answered on May 13th, 2015 at 3:24 PM