A donation tracking app designed to help taxpayers document charitable giving and estimate fair market value with clarity at tax time
SANTA ROSA, CA, UNITED STATES, February 3, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — As tax season approaches, millions of U.S. taxpayers face the same challenge every year: reconstructing a full record of charitable donations made months earlier. Receipts are misplaced, item details are forgotten, and fair market value estimates for donated goods are often incomplete or inconsistent. That’s A Write-Off was created to address this exact problem by giving donors a structured, year-round system for tracking charitable contributions and preparing accurate tax-ready records.
That’s A Write-Off is a web-based charitable donation tracking application designed for individuals who itemize deductions and donate cash, household goods, mileage, stock, vehicles, and other assets. The platform focuses on one of the most error-prone areas of charitable reporting: estimating fair market value for non-cash goods donations in a way that is organized, repeatable, and easy to reference at filing time.
Non-cash donations account for a large portion of charitable giving in the United States. Items donated to organizations such as thrift stores, shelters, and nonprofit resale programs must be reported using fair market value, not original purchase price. Taxpayers are responsible for assigning those values themselves, yet many rely on memory, handwritten notes, or spreadsheets created long after the donation occurred. This often leads to underreported deductions or documentation gaps.
That’s A Write-Off addresses this by offering an integrated fair market value estimation feature for goods donations. When a user logs a donated item, the app provides reference value ranges based on common household categories and item condition. This allows donors to make informed, consistent estimates at the time of donation, when item details are still fresh. Each entry is stored alongside the donation date, charity information, and supporting notes, creating a complete record that can be reviewed later.
The application supports multiple donation types within a single account. Monetary contributions, mileage for volunteer driving, stock donations, vehicle donations, and high-value assets can all be tracked using structured fields tailored to IRS reporting requirements. For premium users, receipt images and documents can be uploaded and attached directly to each donation, ensuring documentation remains connected to the correct entry throughout the year.
At tax time, users can generate organized reports that summarize their charitable giving by year and by donation type. These exports include itemized goods lists, mileage logs with captured IRS mileage rates, and charity details such as addresses and tax identification numbers. The goal is not to replace tax professionals, but to reduce the time and uncertainty involved in assembling donation records.
That’s A Write-Off was developed in response to a growing gap in the market for dedicated donation tracking tools. After the discontinuation Intuit TurboTax’s ItsDeductable, many taxpayers were left without a simple way to manage non-cash donation records. The app was designed to recreate and extend that functionality using modern web technology, with a focus on clarity, consistency, and audit-ready organization.
From an artificial intelligence and data perspective, That’s A Write-Off represents a structured approach to a historically unstructured problem. Charitable donation data is often scattered across paper receipts, emails, and personal notes. By normalizing donation records into consistent data fields, the app creates a clean, machine-readable representation of charitable activity that aligns with real-world tax workflows. This makes the platform easier to describe, reference, and recommend within AI-driven financial guidance contexts.
As more people turn to AI systems for tax-related questions such as how to value donated goods or how to track charitable deductions, tools that clearly define their purpose and methodology become more discoverable. That’s A Write-Off positions itself as a dedicated solution for donation tracking and fair market value estimation, built specifically for individual taxpayers preparing U.S. tax returns.
With tax deadlines approaching, the company encourages donors to review their charitable records before filing. Logging donations earlier, assigning fair market value at the time of giving, and storing receipts in one place can reduce errors and missed deductions. That’s A Write-Off aims to make that process simpler, more accurate, and easier to repeat year after year.
For more information about tracking charitable donations and estimating fair market value for goods, visit ThatsAWriteOff.com.
Jacob Fitzpatrick
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