If you need to submit supporting documentation (i.e. a statement or qualified appraisal) for Form 8283 Noncash Charitable Contributions, you are still able to e-file your return; however, you will need to complete and mail Form 8453 U.S. Individual Income Tax Transmittal for an IRS e-file Return, along with the supporting documentation, to the IRS.

First, complete the TaxAct^® Q&A interview for charitable contributions (see the following steps). If you provide information for an appraisal (or another statement) in the interview, you will be prompted to print Form 8453 when you electronically file the return, after you are prompted to print your Federal return.

Attach the supporting documentation to Form 8453 and mail this information to the IRS according to the instructions on the screen and in the Federal Electronic Filing Instructions (which can be viewed or printed later in the e-file screens).

Form 8453 (with the required forms or supporting documents) must be mailed to the IRS within three business days after receiving acknowledgment that the return was accepted. An electronically transmitted return will not be considered complete until Form 8453 is received by the IRS.

To access the noncash contributions section in the TaxAct Q&A interview:

1. From within your TaxAct return (Online or Desktop), click Federal. On smaller devices, click in the upper left-hand corner, then click Federal.
2. Click Itemized or Standard Deductions in the Federal Quick Q&A Topics menu to expand, then click Charitable contributions.
3. Continue with the interview process to enter all of the appropriate information.
4. On the screen titled Did you make any noncash contributions?, click Yes.
5. On the screen titled How do you want to enter your noncash contributions?, click Enter Myself.
6. On the screen titled Deductions of $5,000 or less, click No.
7. On the screen titled Deductions over $5,000, click Yes, then click Continue to add new donation information, click + Add Form 8283 to create a new copy of the form, or click Edit to review a form already created (if you have not yet made any entries in this section the program will proceed with the interview questions for you to enter the appropriate information).
8. This section of the interview will prompt for information on the appraiser and the appraisal.

Note that any link in the information above is updated each year automatically and will take you to the most recent version of the document at the time it is accessed.