[pianotech] Tax help for John

[pianolady50 at peoplepc.com]

Hi all,

I would say let's just give.  Knowing that we can't deduct it from our own taxes has little to do with it.  When you gift to other friends and family do you worry about what that does to your taxes?  No.  I suggest that this be done in a similar manner.  Decide how much you can give, either as a one time thing or spread out over several months, and do it.  After all, it is a gift not an expense.

Debbie L.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: wimblees at aol.com 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 3:03 PM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Tax help for John


  John

  If you're only going to give him one check, what you're suggesting is fine. But John needs income for about a year. I was planning on giving him one tuning a month for a year. That's worth taking a tax deduction for. 


  Wim

  -----Original Message-----
  From: John Formsma <formsma at gmail.com>
  To: pianotech at ptg.org
  Sent: Fri, 1 May 2009 9:00 am
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Tax help for John


  On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 1:50 PM, <wimblees at aol.com> wrote:


    As much as we all want to help John, maybe we should wait a while before sending him money. But I'm sure he would appreciate cards and letters. 


    Wim





  Doesn't make sense to me to wait. So we send him a $1XX.00 check and don't get to deduct it this month.  So what?  Deductions on $1XX.00 ain't much.  If a man needs money, let's give it to him and not worry about whether it can be deducted from anything.  Just help the man, you know?

  -- 
  JF



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