[pianotech] Donating tunings and tax deductions

[CHARLES BECKER]

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.
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> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
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> -----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
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> 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
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>>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.
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>> David Love
>> www.davidlovepianos.com
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>> -----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
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>>> 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
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>>> 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
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>>> charitable organization. So I will be continuiing to take those
>>> deductions! Sometimes that kind of charity is about the only charity I
>>> can
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>>> afford!
>>>
>>> John Dorr
>>> Helena, MT
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