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New Member
posted Jun 4, 2019 3:30:35 PM

What expenses are deductible for a mission trip?

I had to pay for specific vaccines and a passport and visa for a mission trip to Brazil. I paid for them out of pocket, am I able to deduct them as a charitable donation? If so, how do I enter that?

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Alumni
Jun 4, 2019 3:30:36 PM

am I able to deduct them as a charitable donation?

Yes, you can, so long as you are performing services for a charitable organization such as a church.


New Member
Jun 4, 2019 3:30:37 PM

How do I deduct them? Do I put them under the charity I traveled with even though I paid for them directly and not through the charity?

Alumni
Jun 4, 2019 3:30:39 PM

You put them under the charity that you provided services to as a cash contribution.  Make sure you have an acknowledgement from the charity for your service.