topic If I work for a 501c3 and accept a reduced salary, can the difference be recorded as a contribution? in Retirement tax questions

If I work for a 501c3 and accept a reduced salary, can the difference be recorded as a contribution?

pwidhalm-yahoo-c — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:43:58 GMT

Re: If I work for a 501c3 and accept a reduced salary, can the difference be recorded as a contribution?

Critter-3 — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 19:35:51 GMT

No.

Re: If I work for a 501c3 and accept a reduced salary, can the difference be recorded as a contribution?

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 19:36:31 GMT

No. You cannot get a tax deduction for giving your time or expertise to a charity. Even if you are "donating" your time and/or work, sorry, it is not deductible.

Re: If I work for a 501c3 and accept a reduced salary, can the difference be recorded as a contribution?

Opus 17 — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 14:24:17 GMT

Your "tax deduction" is the fact that since you take a lower salary, you already pay less tax.

Regardless of the rule that you can never deduct the value of your time to a charity, there is also a more general rule that you can never take something out of your income if it was not included in your income in the first place.