Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help!
 

Free Answers in 3 Easy Steps

Register Now
3 Steps
 


Ask QuestionsprogressAnswer QuestionsprogressBuild ReputationprogressBecome an Expert
 
At Ask Me Help Desk you can ask questions in any topic and have them answered for free by our experts. To ask questions or participate in answering them you must register for a free account. By registering you will be able to:
  • Get free answers from experts in any of our 300+ topics.
  • Accept money for answers that you provide.
  • Communicate privately with other members (PM).
  • See fewer ads.
  Answer this Question    Ask about Taxes    Ask about another Subject  
 

avsstone
May 10, 2008, 12:39 PM
What is reasonable as a tax deduction for offering the use of a cabin or trailer. I have determined the average cost based on comprables for each. Both are relatively new, but we don't want to rent them out, especially to anyone we don't know. If we offer them to our school at fundraisers/ auctions, for lets say 14 days each, maybe twice per year (that's how often we have these fundraisers), and state the value based on comps - what is reasonable, if at all, to take as a tax deduction for this?

Fr_Chuck
May 10, 2008, 06:37 PM
moved to taxes

AtlantaTaxExpert
May 12, 2008, 01:48 PM
You can claim the trailer or cabin as a second home, for which you can deduct the taxes and interest paid.

Now, claiming the vlaue of the cabin/home as a charitable deduction, that, IMHO, is flaky at best and blatantly illegal at worst. It is similar to claiming the value of your time when volunteering, which is expressly forbidden in the IRS pubs.