Re: Page charges

Posted by Arthur Kamlet on August 17, 2009, 12:47 pm

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>It is common that when a technical paper is accepted for publication by

>a peer reviewed journal, the author's employer usually pays page

>charges. Being retired, I wish to submit a technical paper to a journal.

>If I pay the page charges, would they be deductible? I will get no

>income from that. The journal would be that of an organization devoted

>to disseminating scientific and technical knowledge.

>If I were to collaborate with an academic on such a paper, would I be

>able to get a deduction by contributing to the academic's institution

>for the specific purpose of paying the page charges?

If your theory is this is in connection with your trade or business,
you have not shown where you have a trade or business to claim
this deduction.

So maybe you claim this to be a chariable deduction. But it seems
there are strings attached and I would be hard pressed to claim this
as a charitable deduction, though that's probaby the best course here.
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ArtKamlet at a o l dot c o m Columbus OH K2PZH

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Posted by Diogenes on August 17, 2009, 11:46 pm

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>>It is common that when a technical paper is accepted for publication by

>>a peer reviewed journal, the author's employer usually pays page

>>charges. Being retired, I wish to submit a technical paper to a journal.

>>If I pay the page charges, would they be deductible? I will get no

>>income from that. The journal would be that of an organization devoted

>>to disseminating scientific and technical knowledge.

>>If I were to collaborate with an academic on such a paper, would I be

>>able to get a deduction by contributing to the academic's institution

>>for the specific purpose of paying the page charges?

> If your theory is this is in connection with your trade or business,

> you have not shown where you have a trade or business to claim

> this deduction.

> So maybe you claim this to be a chariable deduction. But it seems

> there are strings attached and I would be hard pressed to claim this

> as a charitable deduction, though that's probaby the best course here.

> --

> ArtKamlet at a o l dot c o m Columbus OH K2PZH

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You would have to spend the money in conection with the papers being
submitted to a charitable or educational organization on the IRS approved
list. Since you are retired you could not consider it as a business
expense. It does not sound like the organization would qualify as a
charity, but if it were an educational institution, then it might qualify.

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