Contact UsRecently, I was asked to host a dog in my family home for a period of time before it was to be turned over to a non profit organization for the blind. Can I write off the expenses of raising this dog for this organization until it is old enough to be trained?
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William Keats
The best way to do this is to set up a record book or journal documenting the expenses incurred for the dog. Since this is a volunteer no-income situation, it will qualify as a charitable contribution to the .non-profit organization. This would be considered a non-cash donation to the non-profit.
Issue a letter to the organization at tax time for their signature, acknowledging that these expenses were incurred on their behalf.
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Issue a letter to the organization at tax time for their signature, acknowledging that these expenses were incurred on their behalf.