HOW TO DONATE Blood can be safely donated every 56 days. Platelets can be given every seven days â up to 24 times a year. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in most states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood.
Thus, the election under section 179 and Â§ 1.179-1 to claim a section 179 expense deduction for section 179 property may be made on an amended Federal tax return for the taxable year to which the election applies.n Taxpayer's 2003 Federal tax return filed on April 15, 2004, Taxpayer elected to expense under section 179 $3,000 of the cost of the saw and, with respect to the remaining $2,000 of the cost of the saw, claimed the depreciation allowable.
Filing the Claim. You can only write off losses if you itemize deductions. Casualty and theft losses are a 2 percent deduction, like unreimbursed employee expenses and the cost of hiring a tax-prep firm.hen you have to deduct $100 from the amount. If you claim multiple car losses, you deduct $100 from each loss. Add up all your total losses -- including any other thefts, fire damage to your house, etc. -- and subtract 10 percent of your adjusted gross income from the total. Whatever you have left is deductible.