BDC tax form error

[Longtime Lurker]

I am curious if anyone else has received their receipt for taxes and noticed an error in the total gift amount on the form. While I wish I could've donated this much, it is significantly more than I really donated. I'm planning to call the school tomorrow to get it resolved, but I'm sure I can't be the only one, right?

 

[RocketDawg]

Haven't gotten mine yet.

 

[SixtInning]

Mine came back saying I had given twice as much as I really gave. However, I procrastinated and gave my full amount twice, once through the mail and once online. I didn't realize the BDC takes half of December off, and I got nervous that my check hadn't cleared after a couple weeks- figured it was lost in the mail. They reimbursed my 2nd payment, but my guess is they only accounted for the two [full] donations, and not the refunded amount. So the BDC will get at least two calls for a new statement tomorrow.

 

[Longtime Lurker]

Hmmmm. Now that you mention it, mine may be showing twice my donation also. (Can't remember how much it was). I sent it in December also, not realizing they were off. Don't think I paid twice, but will check now.

 

[patdog]

Mine is right. But the giving process is way too complicated. As I recall, you have to make a pledge and then make a payment on your pledge. They really need to simplify the process.

 

[kired]

My former employer would match my donations to the BDC. The way our gift matching planned worked was I had to mail in a form with my payment to the BDC, they had to fill in basic info, and mail it back to my employer within 90 days. But they were so slow processing it that twice they mailed it 1-2 months too late. I started highlighting the "90 day" sentence on the form. I thought it was absurd they were throwing away a few hundred dollars because they couldn't fill in 5 lines of information and mail that form.

My tax form was fine this year, fwiw

 

[coach66]

Mine appears to be correct.

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[patdog]

Sadly, your story does not surprise me in the least.

 

[DirtyDog]

Mine is correct as well...I don't believe I would contact them at all if I were you, LOL. I"d collect the extra points and tax benefits until someone else pointed it out.

 

[Longtime Lurker]

Mine is correct as well...I don't believe I would contact them at all if I were you, LOL. I"d collect the extra points and tax benefits until someone else pointed it out.

You mean someone like the IRS, since this would mean my donation was more than 10% of my salary? Nah. Not really wanting to tread those grounds. Seems like that would be a flag for an audit to me.

 

[DirtyDog]

LOL, yep that would trigger a red flag. We'll have to move you into a "Cigar Boy" category....at least temporarily.

 

[Longtime Lurker]

Well, apparently they incorrectly added a 1 in front of the correct amount, effectively adding $10,000 to my donation amount. I guess it was just a clerical error with no real reason given. Oh well. They are sending another form. Does this mean I'm kicked out of your Cigar Club?