Donations

Part I of Essay
Helping Others Helps Yourself Giving a gift to a needy cause can be a very generous deed. Other than being benevolent, it can be self rewarding, especially when April 15th rolls around. Many people think ‘Oh, I ain’t rich myself... how can I afford to help other ....

Part II of Essay
.... buy a new one. Your old car will go to help someone and you may even come out making a little more money in the long run. Antiques and collectables are also good to donate, but the amount of money you receive is wavering. For instance, if you donate a collectible to a museum, and the museum keeps it for display, you receive a market value deduction. But, if the museum decides to sell it, you only receive the amount that you paid for it, so you break out even. Another catch is that you have to own the antiquity for at least a year in order t ....