I'm part of the National Ski Patrol, and I was told I would be able to write off my purchases for volunteering. How do I do this?

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You can deduct all of your out of pocket expenses as cash contributions as well as 14 cents per mile for travelling by auto in the service of your qualified volunteer organization.

See IRS Qualified Charity List

To report volunteer expenses in TurboTax:

To enter charitable contributions:

• Type in charitable contributions. in the search box, top right of your screen, then click the magnifying glass

• Click the jump to charitable contributions link in the search results.

• Follow the onscreen instructions to enter

To benefit from the above, you must itemize your deductions which will require you to upgrade to TurboTax Deluxe Edition.

Unless you have enough itemized deductions (ie. Medical mortgage interest, property taxes, charitable giving, ect) to exceed your Standard Deduction, you will not be able to benefit from this expense.