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Plant Man
May 28, 2025
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How should a plant nursery LLC deduct donation of live plants to a nonprofit

  • May 28, 2025
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I would like to donate live plants to a local non-profit. These plants will be directly planted in community gardens and will not be sold, so I understand I can use fair-market valuation.

 

Is this entered in donations sections or is this a directly deductible business expense? I am the sole owner of the business. 

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Bsch4477
Employee
May 28, 2025

If you have deducted the cost of the plants as a business expense you can’t also deduct it as a charitable donation. That would be double dipping. 

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    Plant ManAuthor
    May 28, 2025

    There are a few months of labor on top of the soil, pot, and seed that are clamed as expenses from the spring planting. I expense as I go.

    So, there is a large difference between the market value that it is being used as, and the materials cost to create. This would not be considered a donation apart from expensed materials?

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    Bsch4477
    Employee
    May 28, 2025

    You have already deducted the full value as a business expense. The added amount reflected in the usual sales price of the plants is not deductible. 

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