Question: In May ( current year ) , HBO hosted a premiere for Season 2 of The Last of Us . To encourage a large attendance

In May (current year), HBO hosted a premiere for Season 2 of The Last of Us. To encourage a large attendance for the premiere broadcast, HBO gave out "swag" bags to all attendees who stayed until the end. You attend the Season 2 premiere of The Last of Us and remain through the end of the premiere. On the way out, you receive a swag bag containing the following:
GIFT BAG ITEMFMVGift Certificate for a home fungicide inspection & treatment$3,0001-Years Worth of Tokens for Rajas Arcade$300Gift Certificate for a 1-year supply of venison from Silver Lake (nontransferable)$600Body Shop gift basket$500Gift Certificate for a 2-Week Horse Riding Camping Trip in Colorado$2,000Full Camping Set for 2$1,500Gift Certificate for a 5-night stay at Frank & Bills Place (nontransferable)$1,800Keys to a Ford F150 Truck (Blue & White)$55,000
Before you accept your swag bag, you ask that the gift certificate for a 1-year supply of venison from Silver Lake be removed from the bag. The following day, you drive your new Ford Truck to a local Womens Shelter (a charitable organization) and donate the Body Shop gift basket. All the other swag bag items you keep. By the end of the year, you have redeemed the Gift Certificate for the Home Fungicide Inspection & Treatment and the 2-week Horse Riding Camping Trip. You save the gift certificate for the 5-night stay at Frank & Bills Place for a post-graduation trip next year.
In filing this year's tax return, indicate which items you would includeor exclude from your gross income:
Gift Certificate for a home fungicide inspection & treatment ($3,000)[ Select ]["Include", "Exclude"]
1-Years Worth of Tokens for Rajas Arcade ($300)[ Select ]["Include", "Exclude"]
Gift Certificate for a 1-year supply of venison from Silver Lake (nontransferable)($600)[ Select ]["Include", "Exclude"]
Body Shop Gift Basket ($500)[ Select ]["Include", "Exclude"]
Gift Certificate for a 2-week Horse Riding Camping Trip ($2000)[ Select ]["Exclude", "Include"]
Full Camping Set for 2($1500)[ Select ]["Include", "Exclude"]
Gift Certificate for a 5-night stay at Frank & Bills Place (nontransferable)($1800)[ Select ]["Exclude", "Include"]
Keys to a Ford F150(truck)($55,000)[ Select ]["Include", "Exclude"]
Is there anything else relating to the items in the swag bag that you would report on this year's tax return? [ Select ]["","$500 Charitable Contribution Deduction", "Nothing else because the bag was a gift."]

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