Maybe the best way to do this is to say the "value" of Noisebridge is the starving hacker rate? If the IRS asks, you've got a great argument that $40/mo out of your $80/mo fee is deductible. Just say that the $80/mo membership has the same value as the $40/mo membership in terms of rights/responsibilities/value, so anything you give over $40/mo is therefore a proper donation.<br>
<br>Sean<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 10:28 AM, d p fenn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:weasel@meer.net">weasel@meer.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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Le Jan 12, 2011 à 9:36 PM, Dr. Jesus a écrit :<br>
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> On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Jacob Appelbaum <<a href="mailto:jacob@appelbaum.net">jacob@appelbaum.net</a>> wrote:<br>
>> On 01/12/2011 09:01 PM, Dr. Jesus wrote:<br>
>>> Who's deducting their membership dues from their taxes? My accountant<br>
>>> says as long as I'm not receiving any value from my membership then I<br>
>>> can deduct the full amount, but I don't want to find out the hard way<br>
>>> that there's a catch I didn't think of.<br>
>><br>
>> I do not believe this to be true unless any membership fees count.<br>
>> Membership fees are not a donation.<br>
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> Deductibility seems to hinge on whether value is being obtained in<br>
> exchange for the dues, not whether they are a donation.<br>
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</div>the other route you could go is calling your membership to a professional organization. dues or whatever for things like IEEE/ACM are deductable.<br>
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