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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Cut Your Taxes With Charitable Donations [Watch (HLS stream): Cut Your Taxes With Charitable Donations](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/BqIU9Wo8.m3u8) (1:19)  _Published 2016-03-29. Doing good work pays off in more ways than one._ --- Jul 27, 2023 7:50 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Should You Have More Than One Bank?](/video/kgzPSgwO/) ### Should You Have More Than One Bank? [Teachers Pay More Than Ever for Supplies](/video/jFo9qVD7/) ### Teachers Pay More Than Ever for Supplies [Year-End Tax Tips: Donating to Charity](/video/HaGHOU4A/) ### Year-End Tax Tips: Donating to Charity --- ## Transcript Chances are you gave money to charity last year or [ UNKNOWN ] In for a good cause. At Tax Time make sure you get full credit for all your good work. For starters, as long as you itemize deductions, you could write off cash gifts to any qualified charity that you made to pull together the right paperwork and save it For gifts worth $ 250 or more, you need a receipt from the charity. For smaller gifts, a canceled check or credit card receipt should do the trick. If you donated via text message, your phone bill should be enough proof, as long as it lists the charity, the donation amount, and the date. To make sure you don't overlook any online donations, search your email inbox for words like gift or donation, and look over your credit card statements. If you volunteer, the value of your time is not deductible, but some of your out of pocket cost could be including your supplies and 0. 14 cents a mile for driving. You can also take a deduction for the fair market value of any clothes and household items you gave away, as long as they were in good condition or better. 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