[pianotech] Tax question

[Ron Nossaman]

On 2/12/2013 7:25 AM, Ed Foote wrote:
> greetings,
>    My tax guy told me that there was no way to deduct contributions of
> time.  If they pay you, and you give it back to them, you take that
> deduction and pay taxes on the income, which is a wash.

The lack of pay IS the deduction, like a bad check. If you wish to 
donate a tuning, do it, don't charge them, don't record it, and don't 
try to claim something you're not due. That's it.
Ron N