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On 13 Dec 98, at 12:37, Randal Whittle wrote:


<color><param>FF00,0000,0000</param>> Sooo...I'm taking bids/suggestions.  I know there were some of you who

> e-mailed me this before, so I'll ask you again--I'd like to take a

> donation value of $1,000 for the laptop.  If your charitable organization

> can grant me the $1,000 value for donation of it (and provide me with the

> appropriate receipt), please contact me.


</italic></color>As I had mentioned before, it's not the job of the organization that receives 
the unit to value the donation.


What you are asking for is specifically excluded by IRS regulations. Any 501 
(c) (3) non-profit could lose their status if they were to comply with your 
request.


It is YOUR job to determine the value the unit may have based on your 
individual situation (business owned, personally owned?) and to be able to 
document this value if the need should arise. I suggest a search of the eBay 
completed auctions by maker and type to document what similar units are 
selling for. Print out a couple of weeks worth and file them in with your tax 
records. This meets the requirement for documentation mentioned above.


We would be very happy to receive this unit and would immediately send you 
a letter of acceptance identifying it right down to the serial numbers, but we 
will not make any statement as to the value of the unit. We can't.


Let me know if you have any further questions.


Warm regards,


James



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James H. E. Maugham, V.P.
CaptJHEM@waterw.com
Share the Technology Computer Recycling Project
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