Comments on: Can I receive tax deductions for contributing to a charity if I am claimed as a dependent? http://www.whatcanideductonmytaxes.com/can-i-receive-tax-deductions-for-contributing-to-a-charity-if-i-am-claimed-as-a-dependent.php Personal income tax deductions explained. Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:14:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: jareyn2002 http://www.whatcanideductonmytaxes.com/can-i-receive-tax-deductions-for-contributing-to-a-charity-if-i-am-claimed-as-a-dependent.php/comment-page-1#comment-202 jareyn2002 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:44:04 +0000 http://www.whatcanideductonmytaxes.com/can-i-receive-tax-deductions-for-contributing-to-a-charity-if-i-am-claimed-as-a-dependent.php#comment-202 No, only one can take that deduction............Jr.. No, only one can take that deduction…………Jr..

]]> By: Leiya H http://www.whatcanideductonmytaxes.com/can-i-receive-tax-deductions-for-contributing-to-a-charity-if-i-am-claimed-as-a-dependent.php/comment-page-1#comment-203 Leiya H Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:44:04 +0000 http://www.whatcanideductonmytaxes.com/can-i-receive-tax-deductions-for-contributing-to-a-charity-if-i-am-claimed-as-a-dependent.php#comment-203 WHOEVER CLAIMED U MAY FILE WHATEVER DEDUCTIBLES WHOEVER CLAIMED U MAY FILE WHATEVER DEDUCTIBLES

]]> By: Judy http://www.whatcanideductonmytaxes.com/can-i-receive-tax-deductions-for-contributing-to-a-charity-if-i-am-claimed-as-a-dependent.php/comment-page-1#comment-204 Judy Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:44:04 +0000 http://www.whatcanideductonmytaxes.com/can-i-receive-tax-deductions-for-contributing-to-a-charity-if-i-am-claimed-as-a-dependent.php#comment-204 You can itemize and be a dependent, but to itemize you'd need more deductions than your standard deduction of $5450, which is probably unlikely. You only get a tax benefit from itemized deductions that are more than your std deduction. If YOU made the contributions, your parents can't deduct them. You can itemize and be a dependent, but to itemize you’d need more deductions than your standard deduction of $5450, which is probably unlikely. You only get a tax benefit from itemized deductions that are more than your std deduction.

If YOU made the contributions, your parents can’t deduct them.

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