Last-minute tax tips 2011: How to value non-cash donations to charity

Did you donate clothes or other household items to Goodwill Industries, The Salvation Army or another charity?

Are you trying to figure out how to value them for tax purposes?

It's Only Money's 2009 post "How much can you donate to charity and claim on taxes" is still relevant today. That's especially true if you donated more than $500 of noncash items in 2011.

Unfortunately, for some time, the link on that post to a Goodwill charity valuation guide went to a dead page.

We're fixing that. Here's a new Goodwill valuation guide to try. Here's a guide from The Salvation Army.

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