Donations eligible for tax savings

SANDPOINT — Individuals and corporations that contribute to libraries are eligible for tax savings.

Idaho Code section 63-3029A allows individuals or corporations to take a tax credit for monetary charitable contributions made to public libraries, library districts, and the Idaho Commission for Libraries. An individual taxpayer’s contribution to a public library is allowed as an itemized deduction on the federal return and on the Idaho return. In addition, the taxpayer receives an Idaho tax credit for the contribution.

The credit is limited to the smallest of one-half of the amount contributed, 50 percent of the individual’s income tax, or $500 ($1,000 on a joint return). This credit is also available to Idaho corporations that make a monetary charitable contribution to a public library or library district located in Idaho, or the Idaho Commission for Libraries. For corporations, the credit is limited to the smallest of one-half of the amount contributed, 10 percent of the corporation’s income tax, or $5,000. Donations of goods or services do not qualify.

The Sandpoint Friends of the Library is matching donations, dollar for dollar up to $1,500 through Dec. 31, 2017. Donations made toward Your Library Transformation, the Sandpoint Library’s remodel and expansion project, may qualify for recognition benefits. For more information, visit ebonnerlibrary.org or call 208-263-6930.