The substantiation rules for the charitable deduction are detailed and essentially unforgiving. While “substantial compliance”1 might be argued successfully as a last resort, it comes at the cost of time as well as legal and accounting fees. Given the unpredictability of prevailing against an Internal Revenue Service challenge with a substantial compliance argument, the best practice is total compliance. Professional advisors are at risk for malpractice lawsuits due to
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