» Goodwill donation deduction on my state return.?

Goodwill donation deduction on my state return.?

Posted by admin on March 1st, 2010 and filed under goodwill donations | 2 Comments »

I live in Michigan. I take standard deduction.
I know I can’t take deduction for items I donated to Goodwill store on my federal return.
Can I take deduction on my state income tax return for items donated to Goodwill? (Under public contribution section)
Donation value apprx. $500

Generally,if you can’t claim it on federal,you can’t claim it on state.
A few exceptions may be "food pantry" donations,you have to have the state tax form to take it.
To itemize,your deductions have to exceed your personal exemption for federal.

2 Responses

tro Says:
March 1st, 2010 at 11:46 pm
not the same as public contribution
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Randall the EA Says:
March 2nd, 2010 at 12:24 am
It works the same way as federal. If you don’t itemize federal, it has no effect on MI.
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