topic Can a musician's dinner where $49 of it goes to scholarships, be used as a tax deduction? I'd like to know if I can use it if I had no income as a musician in 2016. in Education https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/can-a-musician-s-dinner-where-49-of-it-goes-to-scholarships-be-used-as-a-tax-deduction-i-d-like-to/01/385324#M10319 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:00:43 GMT stasia5 2019-06-04T19:00:43Z Can a musician's dinner where $49 of it goes to scholarships, be used as a tax deduction? I'd like to know if I can use it if I had no income as a musician in 2016. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/can-a-musician-s-dinner-where-49-of-it-goes-to-scholarships-be-used-as-a-tax-deduction-i-d-like-to/01/385324#M10319 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:00:43 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/can-a-musician-s-dinner-where-49-of-it-goes-to-scholarships-be-used-as-a-tax-deduction-i-d-like-to/01/385324#M10319 stasia5 2019-06-04T19:00:43Z To be deductible, a contribution or donation must be made... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/to-be-deductible-a-contribution-or-donation-must-be-made/01/385327#M10320 <P>To be deductible, a contribution or donation must be made to an IRS qualified charity.</P><P>If the contribution was made directly to a public university, it would be deductible.<BR /></P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 19:00:44 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/to-be-deductible-a-contribution-or-donation-must-be-made/01/385327#M10320 Marketstar 2019-06-04T19:00:44Z