Magnifying GlassGet a free trial of IconCMO now! 30 days – No credit card required. Donation Quiz To start the quiz, click the blue ‘Start’ button below. 76 Created on December 30, 2020 Donation Recording Quiz This quiz will test a person's knowledge on recording various types of donations. Your results are for personal use and only available to you. 1 / 10 Category: GIK - Or Non-cash donations Question: When a donor donates stock to the church, which they held for more than a year, what tax benefit does the donor receive? The donor does not pay state income tax. The donor does not pay the stock income tax. The donor does not pay the capital gains tax. The donor does not pay ordinary federal income tax. When stocks are donated directly to the church instead of cash, the donor does not pay any 'capital gains tax' on the stocks. If the stocks appreciated a lot and the donor is in a top tax bracket, this translates to a 37% tax savings as of tax year 2020. And all the stock appreciation goes to the church. Avoiding the capital gains tax only works on stocks that are owned for at least one year. Keep in mind the more the church can advise donors on their giving options and how they benefit the donor the more the church could receive in donations. 2 / 10 Category: General Questions Question: For private mail carriers and in person donations what is the deadline date for donations in the current year? December 29th January 2nd December 30th December 31st In person and private mail carriers must have the donation physically delivered to the charity (the church) by December 31st. This is different than the USPS which the IRS is fine with using the postmarked date. 3 / 10 Category: Vehicle Donations Question: Does the church or donor provide the claimed value of the vehicle, boat, or airplane over $500.00? Donor Church According to the IRS instructions for the 1098-C, the donor must figure out the amount for the donated item (ie car, plane, and boat). This is atypical because most gifts in kind (GIK) can be donated without knowing the value. Most GIK's don't require a 30 day reporting period. 4 / 10 Category: Vehicle Donations Question: Can a donor donate an airplane or a boat to a church? Yes No The IRS Form 1098-C is what you use to for a qualified vehicle over 500.00. 5 / 10 Category: Vehicle Donations Question: When a vehicle is donated that is claimed to have a value of more than $500.00, what IRS form must the church fill out? IRS Form 8383 IRS form W-3 IRS Form 1098-C IRS Form 8282 Please review the IRS instructions for the IRS Form 1098-C to see who must file. 6 / 10 Category: General Questions Question: The donor makes two donations of $260.00. Can the donor claim the deduction using their own bank records? Yes No As stated in the IRS publication 1771, the church must send a written acknowledgement (donor statement) to the donor for any one time contribution over $250.00. 7 / 10 Category: Quid Pro Quo Question: The church charges $100.00 for a fall festival dinner. The meal is valued at $30.00 and the donation is $70.00. Does the church need to provide a written acknowledgement for the $70.00 donation? Yes No This question falls under a quid pro quo donation. These are found in the IRS code section 6115. According to the IRS website a written acknowledgement is needed for a contribution over $250.00. The exact wording is "A donor claiming a deduction of $250 or more is also required to obtain and keep a contemporaneous written acknowledgment for a charitable contribution ." For a single donation under $250.00 the donor can provide their own records to prove the donation -- ie like bank records, credit card receipts. Or the church can provide the written acknowledgement but they are not mandatory to do so. Keep in mind if there are multiple donations that total to $250.00 or more, then the church must do a written acknowledgement of all the donations and the dates of them. 8 / 10 Category: General Questions Question: Does the church have to provide a written acknowledgement for a single donation under $250.00? Yes No 9 / 10 Category: Volunteer Time and Service Question: Can volunteers claim a tax deduction for their time and services provided to the church? Yes No A volunteer can't deduct their time and services. However an attorney can ask for a GIK donation statement for things like travel expenses for the attorney to come and meet with your organization. Or say for all the cost of mailings to your organization. In other words the expenses have to be documented and not just a 'service' or 'time'. There are a lot of rules on this that the churches should review before giving out any donation statements to any volunteers. 10 / 10 Category: GIK - Or Non-cash donations Question: What IRS form does the church have to fill out within 125 days, if they decide to sell or dispose of a non cash donation that is worth more than $5,000.00? IRS form W-3 IRS Form 8282 IRS From 8283 IRS Form 8383 The IRS form 8282 is to be filled out with 125 days of selling the property. The sold property has a three year limit on the reporting of it. Please review the form instructions for the 8282 to see all the requirements under the 'Who Must File' section. Enter your email and name then click the finish flag to see your results! We will send you fun and infrequent information. NameEmail Your score is LinkedIn Facebook VKontakte 0% Restart quiz Exit This quiz can be shared with others with the proper given attribution to the creator Icon Systems, commonly called the CC BY license.