Can A Piece Of Junk Be Considered A Car Donation?
Cultivating a sense of charity in a selfish world is indeed a noble cause. But there are times when a charity should say no to such donations and instances when it would be nice to actually think about giving instead of passing on problems.
Trash Is not Treasure
A friend of a friend probably told you how he got a tax break by donating his rusty and useless old car to an IRS qualified charity. Although it may be true that charities may make a little bit of profit by selling scraps, the labor involved may not equal to or even far outweigh the financial fruits. Think about it, if your car has a wrecked engine a rusty chassis and is literally of no use, the charity will have to shoulder the expense of towing, taking the car apart and then transporting it to the junk yard. All those mentioned above takes manual labor, and its not free.
An Assertion
Now you may argue that there are online companies that accept junk cars as offerings. Actually, if you do even the slightest research, you will find out that these companies are not charities at all. They are business entities whose business is to be a...