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If I work for a 501c3 and accept a reduced salary, can the difference be recorded as a contribution?

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June 17, 2023
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Critter-3

No.

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xmasbaby0

Employee

No. You cannot get a tax deduction for giving your time or expertise to a charity. Even if you are "donating" your time and/or work, sorry, it is not deductible.

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Opus 17

Employee

Your "tax deduction" is the fact that since you take a lower salary, you already pay less tax.

Regardless of the rule that you can never deduct the value of your time to a charity, there is also a more general rule that you can never take something out of your income if it was not included in your income in the first place.