My husband is a volunteer fireman in the state of Connecticut, can I deduct the expenses or equipment he brought for this job? If yes, where do I do this?
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My husband is a volunteer fireman in the state of Connecticut, can I deduct the expenses or equipment he brought for this job? If yes, where do I do this?
My husband is a volunteer fireman in the state of Connecticut, can I deduct the expenses or equipment he brought for this job? If yes, where do I do this?
Yes, 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.
To enter volunteer contributions:
Type in charitable contributions. in the search box, top
right of your screen, then click the magnifying glass
Click thejump to charitable contributionslink in the
search results.
Follow the prompts and onscreen
instructions to enter
To benefit from the above, you must
itemize your deductions. To itemize, you will need to upgrade to TurboTax Deluxe.