[BCMA] Tax receipt for American Citizen....

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Hi James
We deal with this at UBC.  I understand the donor needs to have an evaluation done at his expense.  You need to write him a letter acknowledging his gift.  He can then use the letter and the evaluation for tax purposes.
I can send you details if you like
Carol



Dr. Carol E. Mayer FCMA
Head, Curatorial, Interpretation & Design Dept
Curator, Pacific + Ceramics
Museum of Anthropology at UBC

6393 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
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Subject: [BCMA] Tax receipt for American Citizen....

Hello one and all,

This is James Calhoun from the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Museum, a military museum in Vancouver.

We have been contacted by an American living in California who is going to be donating a one of a kind WWI item to our museum, valued in the 5k range (depending on some variables).  It's a cloth kilt apron, with signatures of WWI soldiers and an ink drawing on the front; this is one of our regimental traditions when men serve overseas, and they're unique to our unit and incredibly rare.

If he were Canadian, we'd issue a tax receipt, but he has no financial dealings in Canada that would enable him to take advantage of this.

So my question is: can an American use a Canadian-issued tax receipt?  (I suspect not).  Is there some other mechanism whereby we can issue a receipt through some agency to be used by an American citizen against his US taxes?

This is the first time I've dealt with such an issue, and any help or advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

My email is seaforthhighlandersmuseum at gmail.com<mailto:seaforthhighlandersmuseum at gmail.com> ; my cell is 604 942 7634

Thank-you for your time,

James


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James Calhoun

Archivist

Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Museum & Archives

1650 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6J 3G4

604 942 7634 (cell)

www.seaforthhighlanders.ca<http://www.seaforthhighlanders.ca>
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