Gift Card Purchases
IRS says that gift card purchase rebates donated to charity are deductible! When a charity sells you gift cards and they keep the profit spread
(usually 5%) you can deduct that spread as a donation to the charity. Donors giving $250 or more still need to have a written acknowledgment from the charity as a back-up source document.
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