Keep charitable giving records and understand the tax rules: test your skills
Keep the right records, know the 2026 non-itemiser deduction, and understand donor-advised funds. Answer each question to see the explanation; your score appears at the end.
This test checks that you can
- Keep proper donation records
- Use the 2026 non-itemiser deduction
- Understand donor-advised funds
- Practice
1. From 2026, the non-itemiser charity deduction applies to…
- Practice
2. A donor-advised fund lets you…
- Practice
3. Where can you check a charity’s status?
- Key idea
4. Which statement best explains "No record, no deduction"?
- Key idea
5. Which statement best explains "Cash for the new deduction"?
- Key idea
6. Which statement best explains "DAFs separate deduction from granting"?
- Action plan
7. In the action plan, which step comes first?
- Mistake to avoid
8. Which of these is a mistake this lesson warns against?
- Mistake to avoid
9. Which of these is a mistake this lesson warns against?
A married couple filing jointly in 2026 gives $2,600 in cash to eligible charities and does not itemise. How much can they deduct under the new rule?
Show the answer
$2,000
The limit for married filing jointly is $2,000.
Look up one charity you support in the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
More tests in this bootcamp
- Read tax brackets one layer at a time
- Tell a tax credit from a tax deduction
- Compare the standard deduction with itemizing
- Check sales tax before the receipt surprises you
- Keep the receipt records that matter at tax time
- Understand why holding time changes capital gains taxes
- Understand tax-loss harvesting and the wash-sale rule
- Plan for taxes as a W-2 employee or 1099 contractor
- Keep charitable giving records and understand the tax rules
- Know when your taxes need a professional
- Final exam: Taxes