[Hidden-tech] Re: pro bono work

[Jan Werner]

I can see why the accountants love this, particularly if they are paid 
by the hour, but otherwise I don't see any advantage in this approach.

All you are doing is relabeling your pro bono work as a cash donation, 
but you cannot legally gain any tax or other material benefit from doing 
this. In general, most service providers and professionals are better 
served by the good will generated from recognition for pro bono work 
than for making cash donations to a cause.

Jan Werner
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Lynne Rudié wrote:
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> Here's what I do for pro bono work, when the deduction is important 
> enough (i.e. when the amount is large enough). I bill for the work and 
> get paid for it and then write the organization a check for the amount 
> they have paid me. This way they get to deduct the cost of my services 
> as an expense and I get to deduct it as a donation. It's very clean and 
> clear, and the accountants love it.
> 
> However, for smaller bits of work, the return in good will (and possibly 
> future referrals) is more than enough compensation. Especially if I can 
> do the work when I'm not over-the-top busy with paying clients. And an 
> organization that is willing (and able) to plan ahead for when they need 
> to the work to be done is probably going to be a better client than one 
> who can't, whether I'm getting paid for the work or not.
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> Lynne
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