2007-07-16 04:11:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
No. To take a charitable deduction you must actually make the donation. Since you made the contribution you may be able to but you friend clearly cannot.
You could give your friend a gift and as long as you did not attach any strings to the gift he could claim the deduction IF he chose to donate that money to a registered charity. However if you earmark the gift for a charitable contribution he cannot claim the deduction.
2007-07-16 04:29:49 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. However you could gift the money or item to your friend and he/she could make the donation. Assuming that your friend itemizes their deductions on schedule A they could take a deduction for the donation if it is to a qualified organization.
2007-07-16 11:22:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you paid it, so you do. This is only if you're giving to a 501(c)3 registered charity, and you itemize. If you are donating directly to him, then there is no tax deduction.
2007-07-16 11:21:10 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you donate it on your friends behalf but can prove that you actually mad the donation then you get it as a tax write off...if you cant prove that you gave the money then it is your friends tax write off. hope this helps
2007-07-16 11:22:38 · answer #4 · answered by tee_girl 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋