Tax Help Archives  
>
                
		      <map name=


Table 3. Worksheet for Limit on Deductions. Summary: This is an example of the worksheet used to determine the limit on deductions (if any) that can be claimed by a taxpayer. The line items to be completed are:

Under “Step 1. List your charitable contributions made during the year.”:
1. Enter your contributions to 50% limit organizations. (Include contributions of capital gain property if you reduced the property's fair market value. Do not include contributions of capital gain property deducted at fair market value.)” field
2. Enter your contributions to 50% limit organizations of capital gain property deducted at fair market value” field
3. Enter your contributions (other than of capital gain property) to qualified organizations that are not 50% limit organizations” field
4. Enter your contributions for the use of any qualified organization. (But do not enter here any amount that must be entered on line 6.)” field
5. Add lines 3 and 4” field
6. Enter your contributions of capital gain property to or for the use of any qualified organization. (But do not enter here any amount entered on line 1 or 2.)” field
Under “Step 2. Figure your deduction for the year and your carryover to the next year.”:
7. Enter your adjusted gross income” field
8. Multiply line 7 by 0.5. This is your 50% limit” field
Contributions to 50% limit organizations:
9. Enter the smaller of line 1 or line 8--Deduct this year” field
10. Subtract line 9 from line 1--Carryover to next year” field
11. Subtract line 9 from line 8” field
Contributions not to 50% limit organizations:
12. Add lines 1 and 2” field
13. Multiply line 7 by 0.3. This is your 30% limit” field
14. Subtract line 12 from line 8” field
15. Enter the smallest of line 5, 13, or 14--Deduct this year” field
16. Subtract line 15 from line 5--Carryover to next year” field
17. Subtract line 15 from line 13” field
Contributions of capital gain property to 50% limit organizations:
18. Enter the smallest of line 2, 11, or 13--Deduct this year” field
19. Subtract line 18 from line 2--Carryover to next year” field
20. Subtract line 15 from line 14” field
21. Subtract line 18 from line 13” field
Contributions of capital gain property not to 50% limit organizations:
22. Multiply line 7 by 0.2. This is your 20% limit” field
23. Enter the smallest of line 6, 17, 20, 21, or 22--Deduct this year” field
24. Subtract line 23 from line 6--Carryover to next year” field
Under “Step 3. Summarize your deductions and carryovers.”:
25. Add lines 9, 15, 18, and 23. Enter the total here and on Schedule A (Form 1040)--Deduct this year” field
26. Add lines 10, 16, 19, and 24. Enter the total here. Carry it forward to Schedule A next year--Carryover over to next year” field