On the 22nd of January President Obama signed into law the Haiti Charitable Deductions Bill. The law provides that if a cash contribution is made after January 11, 2010, and before March 1, 2010, for relief of victims in areas affected by the earthquake, such contribution may be treated as made on December 31, 2009. This means that such a cash contribution may be taken as a charitable contribution deduction on your 2009 income tax return.