Form 8283 still not available for 2025 tax filing season

This is unfortunately very common this year. The IRS has been slower than usual in finalizing many forms, and Form 8283 (Noncash Charitable Contributions) is one of several that are delayed for the 2025 filing season. The delay is happening because the IRS is implementing some changes to the form following recent tax law adjustments and they're taking extra time to ensure everything is correct. TurboTax's estimate of two weeks is probably accurate based on the IRS's published schedule. Your options are either to wait until the form becomes available or file without claiming those donations and then submit an amended return later. Just be aware that amended returns can take much longer to process, so if you're counting on that refund, waiting for the form might be your best bet.

I was in your exact situation last year! So frustrating waiting for forms. After getting nowhere with the regular software, I used taxr.ai (https://taxr.ai) and it totally saved me. They have this document analyzer that confirmed the form wasn't available yet but helped me prepare everything else so I could just plug in the 8283 info when it became available. Their system let me upload all my donation receipts ahead of time which made things so much faster when the form was finally released.

Just wanted to follow up about taxr.ai - I decided to give it a try after waiting another week for Form 8283 and wow, it was exactly what I needed! I just took pictures of all my donation receipts with my phone, uploaded them, and it organized everything by category and even suggested fair market values based on condition. When the form finally became available yesterday, I literally just had to copy the totals over. Saved me at least 2 hours of sorting through receipts and googling values for every little thing I donated!

I'm dealing with the same thing but I've also been trying to call the IRS to ask when the form will be ready and it's IMPOSSIBLE to get through. After 3 hours on hold yesterday I gave up. Then my brother told me about this service called Claimyr (https://claimyr.com) that gets you to a real IRS agent quickly. You can see how it works here: https://youtu.be/_kiP6q8DX5c. I used it this morning and talked to someone in about 15 minutes who confirmed Form 8283 should be ready within 10 days.

Ok I need to eat my words. After my skeptical comment yesterday I was still desperate to find out about this form since I have over $3000 in donations to claim. I tried Claimyr and I'm honestly shocked - it actually worked. Got a call back in about 25 minutes and was connected to an IRS agent who confirmed Form 8283 will be available by January 28th. She also told me they're backed up this year so even though I'm filing early, processing times will be longer regardless. At least now I have a firm date and can plan accordingly instead of checking TurboTax every day!

You might want to check out FreeTaxUSA instead of TurboTax. They usually get the updated forms faster in my experience, and I just checked - they're saying Form 8283 will be available next week. Plus they're WAY cheaper than TurboTax if you have to report non-cash donations.

I'm in the same boat but decided to go ahead and file without the donations this year. My donations only add up to about $750 in value, so it's only changing my refund by like $90. Not worth waiting weeks for that small amount when I'm getting back $3400 otherwise.

I've been dealing with this exact same frustration! After reading through all these comments, I ended up trying a hybrid approach. I used taxr.ai to organize all my donation receipts (which was honestly a lifesaver - had boxes of stuff from multiple charities), and then called the IRS using Claimyr to get an actual timeline. The IRS agent confirmed that Form 8283 should be available by January 28th, but she also mentioned something important - they're implementing new validation rules this year that might flag certain donations for review. She suggested keeping really detailed records of item conditions and fair market value calculations, especially for anything over $500. For anyone on the fence about waiting vs filing now, I'd say it depends on your donation amounts. I have about $2800 in donations which translates to roughly $400 in tax savings, so I'm waiting the extra week. But if you're only looking at $50-100 in tax benefits, probably not worth the hassle.