Comments on: Ask the taxgirl: Girl Scout cookies http://www.taxgirl.com/ask-the-taxgirl-girl-scout-cookies/ Paying taxes is painful... but reading about them shouldn't be. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:16:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Scott Lovingood http://www.taxgirl.com/ask-the-taxgirl-girl-scout-cookies/comment-page-1/#comment-11527 Scott Lovingood Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:39:23 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=2233#comment-11527 I love frozen Girl Scout cookies!!! and trying to convince people they cannot write off the 40 boxes they bought can be difficult. Same goes with another post you wrote on charitable deductions for your time to a charity. Travel for charitable causes can also get you into trouble when you take a vacation and do a little charity work but want to deduct the entire trip. Love the articles :) I love frozen Girl Scout cookies!!! and trying to convince people they cannot write off the 40 boxes they bought can be difficult. Same goes with another post you wrote on charitable deductions for your time to a charity.

Travel for charitable causes can also get you into trouble when you take a vacation and do a little charity work but want to deduct the entire trip.

Love the articles :)

]]> By: Objective Observer http://www.taxgirl.com/ask-the-taxgirl-girl-scout-cookies/comment-page-1/#comment-8174 Objective Observer Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:36:36 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=2233#comment-8174 The question may be even more simple than expanded upon. When I was in Girl Scouts, 1969-1973, we sold cookies door to door. If asked about the tax donation, we were given the 'value' of the box of cookies, the 'price' of the box of cookies and the difference is deductable. For example, the price is determined by the troop leaders. In order to have money for camping trips or events, we had to raise money by such activities as cookie sales. Ours was usually 100 percent above cost. Thus if a box of cookies cost one dollar ($1.00), we would add 100 percent markup and charge two dollars ($2.00) per box. So if someone bought a case of 12 boxes of cookies, they could deduct $12.00 of $24.00 spent on their 1040 Schedule A. These prices are only for an example. It is quite proper to ask the salesperson [scout or leader] what the 'value' of the box of cookies is -- not the price -- so that you may do the math at tax time. Did you know that Girl Scout Cookies may be bought in bulk and frozen? Yes, allow about 4 hours to thaw at room temperature and enjoy your favorite cookies throughout the year! The question may be even more simple than expanded upon. When I was in Girl Scouts, 1969-1973, we sold cookies door to door. If asked about the tax donation, we were given the ‘value’ of the box of cookies, the ‘price’ of the box of cookies and the difference is deductable. For example, the price is determined by the troop leaders. In order to have money for camping trips or events, we had to raise money by such activities as cookie sales. Ours was usually 100 percent above cost. Thus if a box of cookies cost one dollar ($1.00), we would add 100 percent markup and charge two dollars ($2.00) per box. So if someone bought a case of 12 boxes of cookies, they could deduct $12.00 of $24.00 spent on their 1040 Schedule A. These prices are only for an example. It is quite proper to ask the salesperson [scout or leader] what the ‘value’ of the box of cookies is — not the price — so that you may do the math at tax time.

Did you know that Girl Scout Cookies may be bought in bulk and frozen? Yes, allow about 4 hours to thaw at room temperature and enjoy your favorite cookies throughout the year!

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