Comments on: Ask the taxgirl: Educational Classes Through the PTA http://www.taxgirl.com/ask-the-taxgirl-educational-classes-through-the-pta/ Paying taxes is painful... but reading about them shouldn't be. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:55:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Mary Kay Foss http://www.taxgirl.com/ask-the-taxgirl-educational-classes-through-the-pta/comment-page-1/#comment-13165 Mary Kay Foss Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:30:36 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=4402#comment-13165 I think on the side of the box in fine print it says how much of the price is for the cookies and how much you can deduct as a contribution to the Girl Scouts. With the original question, it's possible depending on the age of the child and other criteria that an afterschool class provided by the PTA would be eligible for a child care deduction. I think on the side of the box in fine print it says how much of the price is for the cookies and how much you can deduct as a contribution to the Girl Scouts.

With the original question, it’s possible depending on the age of the child and other criteria that an afterschool class provided by the PTA would be eligible for a child care deduction.

]]> By: jpe http://www.taxgirl.com/ask-the-taxgirl-educational-classes-through-the-pta/comment-page-1/#comment-13155 jpe Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:39:59 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=4402#comment-13155 @ Rick: the girl scouts would have to do the necessary reporting to bifurcate each sale between deductible and non-deductible portions. That's a lot to ask of that 9 year-old that sells you the cookies (and would eat into the profit margin. yuckety yuck yuck!) @ Rick: the girl scouts would have to do the necessary reporting to bifurcate each sale between deductible and non-deductible portions. That’s a lot to ask of that 9 year-old that sells you the cookies (and would eat into the profit margin. yuckety yuck yuck!)

]]> By: Rick http://www.taxgirl.com/ask-the-taxgirl-educational-classes-through-the-pta/comment-page-1/#comment-13151 Rick Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:26:50 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=4402#comment-13151 This where my confusion with the Girl Scout cookies comes up. As good as the cookies are they are not worth what you pay for them and I think I could buy comparable cookies for about half the price you pay the girl scouts. So why can't a dollar or two be shown as a contribution? This where my confusion with the Girl Scout cookies comes up. As good as the cookies are they are not worth what you pay for them and I think I could buy comparable cookies for about half the price you pay the girl scouts. So why can’t a dollar or two be shown as a contribution?

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