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Re: Volunteers and Security
From:
"Robert T. Handy" <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Wed, 1 Apr 1998 13:12:05 -0600
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Marshall, Amy, K. wrote:
>
  Apparently, we can
> take a mileage deduction and a time deduction.

Woops!  Be very careful here.  Yes, you can take out-of-pocket expense
deductions when you volunteer to help certain tax exempt organizations.
But you cannot take a deduction for the "time" you contributed.  That
would not stand up under an audit.
--
Bob Handy, Director
Brazoria County Historical Museum
100 East Cedar
Angleton, Texas 77515
(409) 864-1208
(409) 864-1217 (Fax)
http://www.bchm.org

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