I was asked once by one of the bidders whether I would do the same: go to tune their mother's piano 150 miles away! I declined. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of CHARLES BECKER Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:49 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Donating tunings and tax deductions The only reason I mention distance is that the winning bidder in one of these events wanted me to tune his mothers piano 60 miles away. I went..... ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 4:31 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Donating tunings and tax deductions >I don't. But they are done with local organizations whose buyers are in my > region and I've yet to encounter a problem that way. Mostly they are in > conjunction with school fundraisers and such. > > David Love > www.davidlovepianos.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On > Behalf > Of CHARLES BECKER > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:43 AM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Donating tunings and tax deductions > > I hope that you are putting a distance limit for travel on your donated > tuning. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Dorr" <a440 at bresnan.net> > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:02 PM > Subject: [pianotech] Donating tunings and tax deductions > > >> David Love wrote: >> I routinely donate my services to a few charity events (auction type) >> around >> for fund raising purposes. I usually donate 2 or 3 to each event. It is >> very good advertising and, if nothing else, gets you some new customers >> plus >> helps out organizations in need. You cannot, however, get a tax deduction >> for that. At least not a legal one. >> >> David Love >> www.davidlovepianos.com >> >> >> >> I just called my accountant. She says that indeed I CAN make those >> deductions. It's called a donation "in kind", and you get a receipt from >> the organization (which I DO) and the organization must be recognized as >> a > >> charitable organization. So I will be continuiing to take those >> deductions! Sometimes that kind of charity is about the only charity I >> can > >> afford! >> >> John Dorr >> Helena, MT >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > >
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