Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site houxt.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!allegra!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!hogpc!houxt!ijk From: ijk@houxt.UUCP Newsgroups: net.taxes,nj.general Subject: Charitable Deductions of College Textbooks Message-ID: <478@houxt.UUCP> Date: Wed, 10-Oct-84 15:33:40 EDT Article-I.D.: houxt.478 Posted: Wed Oct 10 15:33:40 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 11-Oct-84 04:29:20 EDT Organization: ATT Information Systems, Holmdel NJ Lines: 16 I have a couple of hundred physics textbooks that are just cluttering up storage. Since I've changed professions, I would just as soon donate these books to some college/university. The school I'm currently attending, Polytech of NY, however, has stopped giving out assessments on book donations. Thus, if I take a large write-off on my donation of these books, I feel sure the IRS would question it and I would have no supporting documentation. The actual market value of most of these books is quite low (I've tried), so is there anything else I can do?? Does anyone know of a school in the area that would give an assessment of value for a donation?? Or could I just give them away, and declare a capital gains lossversus their original value??? Thank you for any advice you can offer. Ihor Kinal houxt!ijk