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Back to School: Volunteering Your Services

6 September 2011

My kids started school today and already the cry for volunteers has started. I’m not complaining because I get it. Schools are increasingly the target of cuts in spending (deserved or not is another question) and as a result, they are in a scramble to make up for missing programs, teacher shortages and funding. Fortunately, [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Volunteering and Charitable Deductions

16 August 2009

Taxpayer asks: My wife is a Girl Scouts Leader. Is all of her time and contributions to the troop tax deductible? If so, how? Taxgirl says: Okay, the bad news first: the value of your time spent volunteering for charitable organizations is never deductible. Ever. But there is good news! Out of pocket expenses relating [...]

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