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Animal Rescue Charitable Deductions

By Gerry W. Beyer

Animal rescueEvery year, thousands of individuals volunteer their time and money to help animal-rescue organizations such as the Humane Society and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).  When it comes to tax deductions for this noble work, the IRS has said that such expenditures are nondeductible personal expenditures, unless the rescuers show they incurred the expenses to further the efforts of charitable organizations.

Animal rescue volunteers can claim charitable deductions for the following outlays: animal food, medicines, litter boxes, pet dishes, cleaning supplies, garbage bags, paper towels, animal bedding, animal toys, veterinary fees, travel and some car costs.

See Julian Block, Charitable Deductions That Animal-Rescue Volunteers Can Write Off at Tax Time, Accounting Web, Apr. 13, 2015.

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