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Tax time tip #3: Claiming a deduction for gifts and donations

Published on June 17, 2018 10:29 am, by Pete Lalor

Making a gift or donation to a charity is generally tax deductible. The key things you need to consider are:

• The gift must be made to a deductible gift recipient (a DGR)
• The gift must truly be a gift – this means you can’t claim a deduction if you received some kind of personal benefit in exchange for the gift
• The gift must be money or property
• The gift must comply with any conditions affecting what gifts the DGR can receive
• If the gift was money it must be $2 or more
• You must have a receipt, however, if you made one more donations of $2 or more to bucket collections conducted by an approved organisation for bushfire and flood victims you can claim a deduction equal to your gift, up to a maximum of $10 without a receipt

MoneyBrilliant can help you track your donations and other tax deductible expenses so you claim everything you are entitled to. You can use Spending Reports to find Gifts & Donations to Charities and if you are a MoneyBrilliant Plus customer you can use the Tax Deductions feature to track your deductions.

You can get more information on claiming deductions for gifts and donations from the ATO website or your tax adviser.

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