Orange Bowl charitable ticket donations

[Fighting Irish.sixpack]

For those of you who do not want to sell your tickets for pennies on the dollar, or can't stomach eating the full cost of the tickets, you can send your tickets to the below address by December 22nd and they will send you a letter reflecting a charitable donation for your 2014 income taxes:

Orange Bowl Committee Outreach Department
ATTN: Latoya Williams
14360 Northwest 77th Court
Miami Lakes, Florida 33016

Include your name, address, and telephone number.


If you have any questions, you can call the Orange Bowl at 305-341-4700 and ask to speak to the outreach department.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Question: Do you get the deduction for the face value of the ticket?

 

[o_1984Dawg]

Thanks for posting this.

 

[Fighting Irish.sixpack]

Good question........

you'll probably want to call the number to find out. I did not ask. I was assuming that you could write off the face value of the ticket.

 

[Swampazz]

I have contacted the Boys and Girls Club of Miami. They will take tickets as well. I got to write off face value when I did this with the Gator Bowl a few years back.

Miami Boys and Girls Club
Attn: Stephanie Oberstein
2805 SW 32nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33133

 

[patdog]

You should be able to deduct the face value of the ticket.

 

[DirtyDog]

Additional Donation

When you send your tickets in, include a maroon MSU T-shirt as an extra donation!

 

[Bulldog from Birth]

That certainly makes sense. But here's a question. If I can deduct face value for a ticket, what keeps me from buying 50 tickets at $12 a pop and then donating them to a charity and writing off the $100 per ticket. Not that I'd go through all that trouble for making $15 per ticket profit but just curious.

 

[campshelbydog842003]

If anyone would like to donate two tickets to me, I would consider that charity as well.

 

[croomin]

I have a better idea. Why don't you use your tickets and go to the game so we're not embarrassed by our crowd?

 

[Hammer Down]

When you send your tickets in, include a maroon MSU T-shirt as an extra donation!

Normally I would say this is a great idea, but I can't imagine we are ever going to have a formidable fanbase in Miami.

 

[VegasDawg13]

If you donate a ticket that you paid full value for, it's reasonable to argue the face value is the fair market value.

If you paid $12 for it, and turned right around and donated it, it's unreasonable to argue anything other than $12 is the fair market value.

However, I would think it would be extremely unlikely that the IRS would catch you doing the latter.

 

[121Josey]

I have a better idea. Why don't you use your tickets and go to the game so we're not embarrassed by our crowd?

After overpaying $130 a ticket, not counting the excessive travel expenses, I say 17 being embarrassed by our crowd.

If Dan has the team come out flat, I say 17 him too.

 

[sayit]

I have a better idea. Why don't you use your tickets and go to the game so we're not embarrassed by our crowd?

Amen. The whole problem with ticket values being in the toilet is so many people think Miami is on the other side of the country. Biggest bowl game in years and everyone is afraid of the drive. It's a whole 3 hours further than the Gator Bowl and good hotels in the suburbs are well under $200.
We road tripped it to Jacksonville and glad we did...so we're doing it again for a bigger bowl.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

I have a better idea. Why don't you use your tickets and go to the game so we're not embarrassed by our crowd?

sounds like pregame shots of our crowd is going to look like an angry mob.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

You could donate the $160 ticket you bought through the university, deduct it and gain the tax dollars back at your marginal rate (say, $40 if your rate is 25%), and buy a $20 ticket in the same location.

 

[121Josey]

Hotels well under $200 is an exaggeration. Plus that puts you "well outside" of Miami.

 

[RocketDawg]

I'm guessing you would be able to deduct the price you paid for the tickets, either lower or higher.

Donating indicates that you did not use the ticket ... that you got nothing for it. I know that the Club Level seats at DWS (each seat is $1750, plus the price of season tickets) the proper deduction is 80% of the $1750 because you got something for the remaining 20%, such as food, game programs, and other bennies.

 

[RocketDawg]

You're right, it's not as bad as perceived, but it's certainly not conveniently located to any school that might ever play in the game, except the University of Miami. I don't think Central Florida or West Florida will ever be in the Orange Bowl. And it's not really all that well located for the casual FB fan that's not really a fan of either school to go to.

 

[sayit]

Hotels well under $200 is an exaggeration. Plus that puts you "well outside" of Miami.

Quality Inn in Miami near the airport: $152 and night. Marriott chain hotels (a mid level hotel) 30 minutes from the stadium...several choices for $160-190. If you can access this forum, you too have the ability to book a hotel for a decent price.