The DeductiBee blog, donation values and tax rules
Plain-English writing about what donated goods are worth, what the IRS asks you to keep, and how to move on from a tool that shut down. Every tax claim on this blog carries a link to the publication it comes from.
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- Rules and forms12 min read
Do Charitable Donations Reduce State Taxes? All 50 States
How all 50 states treat charitable donations on state income tax: no-tax states, federal piggybacking, and the subtractions and credits for non-itemizers.
Read the guide → - Donation values9 min read
Clothing donation values: what your used clothes are really worth
What used clothing is actually worth for a charitable deduction, how the IRS says to value it, and what a full bag of adult clothes typically comes to.
Read the guide → - Donation values10 min read
Salvation Army Donation Values: Cited Tables You Can Print
What donations to The Salvation Army are generally worth: bedding, kitchenware, books, toys, and furniture in print-friendly tables with every range cited.
Read the guide → - ItsDeductible9 min read
ItsDeductible vs DeductiBee: what we kept, changed, and cannot replace
An honest comparison of the discontinued Intuit tool and DeductiBee, including the three long-standing complaints we fixed and the one advantage we cannot match.
Read the guide → - ItsDeductible9 min read
How to enter donations in TurboTax without ItsDeductible
ItsDeductible is gone and TurboTax Online cannot import donation files. Here is where the donation screens are, what to type, and how to prepare the figures.
Read the guide → - ItsDeductible8 min read
How to import ItsDeductible into DeductiBee
Both ItsDeductible file shapes import into DeductiBee: the pre-shutdown CSVs and the spreadsheet from an Intuit data request. Here is the flow, field by field.
Read the guide → - ItsDeductible8 min read
Missed the October 21 deadline? How to get your ItsDeductible data back
You had until October 21, 2025 to export from ItsDeductible. If you missed it, your donation history is probably still recoverable. Here is the exact process.
Read the guide → - ItsDeductible9 min read
What happened to ItsDeductible (and what to use now)
ItsDeductible shut down on October 21, 2025 after about two decades. Here is the dated record, what Intuit replaced it with, and how to value donations now.
Read the guide → - Donation values11 min read
Goodwill Donation Values: Cited Tables for Every Category
Cited value tables for Goodwill donations: clothing, furniture, electronics, and housewares by condition, plus the receipt, condition, and Form 8283 rules.
Read the guide → - Rules and forms11 min read
How Much Do Donations Actually Reduce Your Taxes?
A deductible donation saves roughly its amount times your marginal tax rate. Worked examples at 12 to 32 percent, itemizing, 2026 changes, and bunching.
Read the guide → - Rules and forms10 min read
Charitable Deduction Changes for 2026: What Actually Changed
What changed for charitable deductions in 2026: the new deduction for non-itemizers, the 0.5% AGI floor, and the 35% cap for top-bracket donors, with sources.
Read the guide → - ItsDeductible11 min read
The Best ItsDeductible Alternatives in 2026, Honestly Compared
Every real ItsDeductible replacement in 2026, honestly compared: DeductiBee, Deductible Duck, DeductIt, the AI-photo apps ItsDeducted, DeductAble, and Kebab, a spreadsheet, and manual TurboTax entry.
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Values with the source attached
DeductiBee applies a cited fair-market-value range to everything you donate, keeps the photo with the record, and exports a Form 8283 worksheet when you file.
