[pianotech] Donating tunings and tax deductions

[David Ilvedson]

Of course you stipulate within X miles...at least the next time...  '-]

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "CHARLES BECKER" <cbeckercpt at verizon.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 3/18/2009 2:03:03 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Donating tunings and tax deductions


>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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