How to Donate Used Computers in Tucson, AZ
As in many other regions, if you are in Tucson, Arizona and have a working computer that you no longer use, you do not have to throw it out in the trash. There are national and local charities to which you can donate your used computers in Tucson, AZ. If the non-profit to which you donate your used computer equipment is eligible for tax-deductible donations, you will get a tax deduction. The deduction is for the fair market value of the computers, which is the price a buyer would pay for the used computers in a normal market.
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Look on the Tucson Clean & Beautiful website (see Resources) and the Pima Library website (see Resources) to identify Tuscon area charities that accept used computer donations. Organizations include the Salvation Army, Rural Disabled Assistance Foundation, Inc., Desert Survivors and Southern Arizona Women's Computer Bank.
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Enter the name of the Tucson area charity that you have selected into the IRS charity database. Do a search to see if the organization qualifies for tax deductible donations. If not, you will not be able to count your computer donation on your taxes.
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Check the fair market value of the computers you want to donate by checking for similar equipment at Used Price (see Resources). Also look for similar items for sale in the local Tucson newspaper and on eBay. Add together all the prices you get and then divide by the total number of prices to get the average, which you can use as your fair market value.
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Take the computers, along with any software or other equipment that goes with them, to the Tucson charity that you have chosen. Ask for a donation receipt if you are not given one because you will need it for your taxes.
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