I would have declined as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Donating tunings and tax deductions >I was asked once by one of the bidders whether I would do the same: go to > tune their mother's piano 150 miles away! I declined. > > David Love > www.davidlovepianos.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On > Behalf > Of CHARLES BECKER > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:49 PM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Donating tunings and tax deductions > > The only reason I mention distance is that the winning bidder in one of > these events wanted me to tune his mothers piano 60 miles away. I > went..... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 4:31 PM > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Donating tunings and tax deductions > > >>I don't. But they are done with local organizations whose buyers are in >>my >> region and I've yet to encounter a problem that way. Mostly they are in >> conjunction with school fundraisers and such. >> >> David Love >> www.davidlovepianos.com >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On >> Behalf >> Of CHARLES BECKER >> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:43 AM >> To: pianotech at ptg.org >> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Donating tunings and tax deductions >> >> I hope that you are putting a distance limit for travel on your donated >> tuning. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "John Dorr" <a440 at bresnan.net> >> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:02 PM >> Subject: [pianotech] Donating tunings and tax deductions >> >> >>> David Love wrote: >>> I routinely donate my services to a few charity events (auction type) >>> around >>> for fund raising purposes. I usually donate 2 or 3 to each event. It is >>> very good advertising and, if nothing else, gets you some new customers >>> plus >>> helps out organizations in need. You cannot, however, get a tax >>> deduction >>> for that. At least not a legal one. >>> >>> David Love >>> www.davidlovepianos.com >>> >>> >>> >>> I just called my accountant. She says that indeed I CAN make those >>> deductions. It's called a donation "in kind", and you get a receipt from >>> the organization (which I DO) and the organization must be recognized as >>> a >> >>> charitable organization. So I will be continuiing to take those >>> deductions! Sometimes that kind of charity is about the only charity I >>> can >> >>> afford! >>> >>> John Dorr >>> Helena, MT >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > >
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