Donors Continue to Inflate Value of Vehicle Donations

The Treasury Department worries that too many taxpayers are continuing to overvalue the worth of cars or other vehicles they donate to charity.

An audit released last month by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration concluded that a law passed in 2004 that sought to stop donors from inflating the value of such gifts on their tax returns has not done enough to prevent losses for the U.S. government.

"Taxpayers who may not be entitled to deductions for charitable

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