ItsDeductible Workbook for Tax Year 2005: The Blue Book for Donated Items [Paperback]

Intuit (Author, Editor), Jeff A. Schnepper (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 10, 2005 | Series: Itsdeductible

Every year, millions of Americans forfeit hundreds of dollars in legal tax savings simply because they underestimate the value of their charitable item donations. ItsDeductible, from the makers of TurboTax®, provides a simple solution to determining fair-market values. Updated annually, with assessments for over 1,000 categories, including jewelry, clothing, baby supplies, small appliances, exercise equipment, toys, and furniture, this easy-to-use workbook shows taxpayers how to accurately value their donated items, eliminating the guesswork and ensuring the full tax deduction to which they are legally entitled. The book also helps readers track and manage other charitable donations, including monetary and property donations, out-of-pocket expenses, and mileage expenses incurred while driving on behalf of a charity. For over 15 years, ItsDeductible™ — called "a revelation" by NBC’s Today — has been helping taxpayers maximize their deductions and save hundreds of dollars.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Intuit; 16 edition (February 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970323077
• ISBN-13: 978-0970323071
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #445,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #61 in Books > Education & Reference > Education > Workbooks

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars basically worthless -- less than 1 star, August 18, 2005

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D. Mikel Elder "tiger hawk" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ItsDeductible Workbook for Tax Year 2005: The Blue Book for Donated Items (Paperback)

Previous editions of this workbook included a "DatAssure" guarantee which provided for a reimbursement of IRS penalties and interest if values given in the book were disallowed by the IRS. The 2005 edition does not include this feature.

Also, the number of items listed in the book has been markedly reduced. For example, the 2004 edition had 10 pages dedicated to values for women's clothing. In contrast, the 2005 edition has less than 1 page The primary purpose of the 2005 book is to shill for the online version which costs an additional $ 19.95.

Don't purchase this book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Previous editions were better, August 15, 2005

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J.W.W. "joanna972" (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: ItsDeductible Workbook for Tax Year 2005: The Blue Book for Donated Items (Paperback)

I have used ItsDeductible for 3 years running. I thought the previous years books were much better. They had many more items listed and were better organized. In fact the 2003 book is about 30 pages longer. My impression from this years book (2005) is that they would prefer you to buy their program. They even have an advertisement in the middle of the book wanting you to upgrade to their software which includes "values for thousands of additional items...". I don't mind them offering the program, but their book should be up to date as well. I won't purchase the book again.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good General Information Provided, October 13, 2005

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Pipstem (Seattle, WA 98125) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ItsDeductible Workbook for Tax Year 2005: The Blue Book for Donated Items (Paperback)

After looking at other reviews of the same book, I still went with it even though everyone agreed that the book was much less complete than it has been in the past. If you need to know how much unique items list for, get the software. The book is extremely general. Many items I had to write-in and ballpark a figure. I chose the book, because it was portable to where I was sorting through our piles and piles of donatable goods. I still found about 90% of the stuff I was donating in the pages of the book.