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Document Your Contributions - Many charitable organizations make extra efforts to collect money and goods during the last quarter of the year. Be sure to get receipts for the value of your contributions to UNICEF or other similar charities at Halloween and the canned goods and other non-perishables you put in collection bins for organizations that help the needy. Your last-minute contributions can add up. Remember, the organization receiving the donation must provide you with a valid tax receipt for the donation. A cancelled check is not sufficient proof.