https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-ministry-occurred-some-legal-fees-in-another-country-is-this-deductible/01/210198#M86137 <P>One of the missionaries was taken into custody at the airport on a missions trip, and we donated funds for the legal fees. Are we able to deduct these fees? We donated the funds through the ministry.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:08:20 GMT rogaljb 2019-06-01T18:08:20Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-ministry-occurred-some-legal-fees-in-another-country-is-this-deductible/01/210198#M86137 <P>One of the missionaries was taken into custody at the airport on a missions trip, and we donated funds for the legal fees. Are we able to deduct these fees? We donated the funds through the ministry.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:08:20 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-ministry-occurred-some-legal-fees-in-another-country-is-this-deductible/01/210198#M86137 rogaljb 2019-06-01T18:08:20Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-you-donated-funds-to-the-ministry-then-the-donation-w/01/210213#M86145 <P>If you donated funds to the Ministry, then the donation would be a charitable donation.&nbsp; What the ministry used the money for does not determine whether your donation is deductible.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:08:22 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-you-donated-funds-to-the-ministry-then-the-donation-w/01/210213#M86145 AlanT 2019-06-01T18:08:22Z