Haiti and Chile Earthquakes Tax Tips – Haiti Relief Donations Qualify for Immediate Tax Relief by Shelia Hester-Friday on February 1, 2010 Shelia Hester-Friday Author More in Haiti and Chile Earthquakes: Haitians Still Threatened by Inadequate Cholera Response October 20, 2011 Clean Water, Sanitation and Food Remain Relief Priorities in Haiti – UN Official October 4, 2011 Citing Precarious Conditions, UN Urges Governments Not to Return Haitians June 21, 2011 Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– On January 22, the IRS enacted a special tax relief provision that allows some taxpayers who give to charities providing earthquake relief in Haiti, to claim the donations on their 2009 tax returns.