When you donate business property to a charity, you can only deduct your cost or basis. Most business equipment has a basis of 0 because of depreciation so donating old business equipment to charities doesn't give you much of a tax break. You can deduct the cost not the retail value of donated inventory. This stands in marked contrast to donating clothing and household items where you can deduct the fair market value which is usually much less than the cost.
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