✏️+🎥Charitable Contribution part 2🟢

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   Deanna Gentry 27 September 2026

   For case 7, the answer says the stock must be deducted at its basis but I read that “qualified appreciated stock” can be deducted at full FMV value even if given to a private non-operating foundation. What is correct?

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      Maroun, CPA 29 September 2026

      Hello Deanna,

      You are correct. Qualified appreciated stock may be valued at its fair market value even when contributed to a private nonoperating foundation. To qualify, the stock must be capital gain property with readily available market quotations on an established securities market. The 20%-of-AGI ceiling still applies.

      Case 7 states only that the property is “investment stock”; it does not specify whether it meets the qualified-appreciated-stock requirements. Therefore, the answer limiting the contribution to the $34,000 basis assumes the stock is not qualified appreciated stock.

      If the stock were qualified appreciated stock:
      Contribution amount: $60,000 FMV
      Current deduction: $30,000, limited to 20% of the $150,000 AGI
      Carryover: $30,000

      We will clarify the facts and explanation so the intended treatment is unambiguous.
      Thank you for bringing this exception to our attention!