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Posted by Bill Brown on January 20, 2008, 9:20 am
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> Even if we greatly stretch the meaning of "services" to include
> rent-free use of real property, it's stated several times that
> deductible out-of-pocket expenses related to providing a service to a
> charity must "not [be] personal, living, or family expenses."
Which suggests only the costs of moving her furniture out and back in
is deductible.
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> .. The fair market rental
> value of her house less her temporary lodging expense might be
> deductible, but only if it is a positive number.
Nope, that is NOT deductible.
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