If you as a small business give your professional services and equipment use at a VERY reduced rate to a nonprofit organazation (school), can you deduct the difference of what the fair market value of what the service would cost as a donation or a loss?

Hi, I came to USA in early December 2008, I am from Chile, as I have J1 visa research scholar, now I have to pay TAX or have to wait for this whole 2009.

maritchu, you need to do new questions in a new thread of your own since this is unrelated to the original question asked.

And a note to both - there is a tax area that might be more approrpate for these questions:
Taxes - Ask Me Help Desk (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/taxes/)