My father-in-law is retired from the military and he serves in the Coast Guard Auxiliary. He has his own vessel that he uses to support NASA missions. These folks patrol the waters off Cape Canaveral to clear civilian vessels from entering the debris zone if there is a mishap during a launch. He has travel expenses, vessel maintenance, and numerous other expenses associated with this service, but it is not paid work. Members of the CG Auxiliary are volunteers. The question is just how much of his expense qualifies as a charitable deduction. His time, of course, doesn't give him anything to deduct and I know that volunteer miles on cars are deductible. But are any of his uniform expenses or expenses associated with his vessel deductible? If you write a check to the treasury that can be deducted, but what about services to the government that cause a taxpayer to incur expenses they would not otherwise incur? What should be deductible do you think?
Federal Taxes: Charitable Deductions
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