Conrad Hoffsommer wrote:
> I think that, if you bill the charitable entity, >>GET PAID!<< and
> THEN write them a check for the "discount" you will have a charitable
> deduction available to the amount of YOUR check. BUT, you HAVE to show
> the paper trail of your payments.
There is no tax advantage to getting paid and then donating that payment back to the charity. It comes out the same as just doing the work for nothing. If you want to do some charity work, just do it and don't bill for it. There is no legal way to get the ISR to pay you back for your sweat.
Robert Scott
Ypsilanti, Michigan
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