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Appraisals of apartments not enough for deduction

Appraisals of apartments not enough for deduction

Appraisals of apartments not enough for deduction

Appraisals of two apartment buildings that are the only assets of a business corporation do not justify a claim for a charitable contribution deduction for a gift of stock in the corporation, the Tax Court has held. The appraisals do not satisfy the requirement for a “qualified appraisal” of the property given. The taxpayers owned stock in a corporation known as the Chateau Apartments, Inc. that owned two apartment buildings in Tucson, AZ. In 2004, they gave 15,534.67 shares in the corporation to a charitable housing corporation, representing about 72% of the corporation’s capital stock. They attached to their tax return appraisals of the two apartments showing a total value of $1,445,000...

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