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Posted by Tom Russ on March 21, 2008, 6:38 pm
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On Mar 19, 11:37 pm, "removeps-gro...@yahoo.com" <removeps-
gro...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > Consider a situation where one is doingvolunteerwork to support, say
> > an academic club at a local public school.
The answers below pertain to the situation where the child is doing
the volunteering.
I was interested in deductibility of out-of-pocket expenses (i.e.,
mileage) from the point of view of the driver.
> > Now, suppose that a parent drives their child to such an event. I
> > would guess this falls in the category of personal expense, since it
> > is to allow their child to participate, rather than facilitating the
> > group activity. Non-deductible, correct?
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> If the child is volunteering at the 501(c)(3), then I'd imagine the
> miles are deductible ...
But presumably if one is driving one's own child to participate in,
say a debate tournament, this would not be deductible.
> > Other facts. Suppose a person provides transportation for several
> > children, none of them related to the driver. Deductible? Right?
>
> Same, they all have to volunteer at the 501(c)(3).
What about this case, where one is enabling the operation of the
organization. One is providing transportation to allow participation
in an event that is being done to advance, say, the education of the
group. Presumably the miles are deductible.
If it makes any difference, consider an alternate scenario where a
person drives one's personal van around town to pick up children or
elderly worshippers and transport them to church. The mileage would
be deductible, correct? Is this different from driving a debate team,
sports team or band to a school-sanctioned event?
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> > And now the $64,000 (or at least $0.14) question: What is the
> > treatment if a parent drives a group of children to such an event,
> > including one of their own offspring. Is this deductible or not?
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> If they all volunteer at the 501(c)(3), I don't see why not.
Again, what if the volunteer activity in question is the driving, and
not the performance of specific services at the location?
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