phleb4464 asked: I have a room mate who needs a car for work and school. He is currently temporarily disabled, physically and will never return to his regular job. We live in PA. A friend in NJ has a vehicle (car) that her father is willing to ‘give’ as a charitable donation, [...]

monster5235 asked: We donated a car in 2004, but didn’t need it for our tax return last year, because no taxes were owed. This year some tax is owed and we would like to take it as a charitable donation. Is it okay to do it a year later? Thanks Just one [...]

In the 1990s and early ‘aughts, it seemed you couldn’t turn anywhere without seeing an ad or hearing a radio commercial, begging people for vehicle donations.  These ads resulted in a massive increase in the number of cars donated per year, but the overall number still wasn’t very high.

According to a General Accounting Office report [...]