Peterfiore wrote:
Take a look at IRS rules. It could save you an uncomfortable headache down the line.
Is Volunteer Work for a Church Tax Deductible? Like with volunteer work for a charity organization, you can write off expenses incurred that are related to volunteer work for a church, but not for the actual volunteer time.
No deduction for value of volunteered time is correct. And (believe it or not) no deduction for the value of volunteer time makes sense. The value of one's donated time is not included in income. Therefore, deducting the value would give the taxpayer a double benefit. Saying it another way -- a consistent approach would be including the value of volunteer time in income and then deducting the same amount as a donation.