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You can deduct expenses for your own volunteer work, but not for your dependent's volunteering.
IRS Publication 526 specifically forbids deducting "expenses you paid for someone else's charitable work." It gives this example: "Your son does missionary work. You pay his expenses. You can't claim a deduction for your son's unreimbursed expenses related to his contribution of services."
See page 6 of this reference: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p526.pdf
You can deduct expenses for your own volunteer work, but not for your dependent's volunteering.
IRS Publication 526 specifically forbids deducting "expenses you paid for someone else's charitable work." It gives this example: "Your son does missionary work. You pay his expenses. You can't claim a deduction for your son's unreimbursed expenses related to his contribution of services."
See page 6 of this reference: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p526.pdf
Yes, you can deduct out of pocket expenses for your volunteer work including travel expenses.
To report volunteer expenses in TurboTax:
Highlight it and select GO, and follow the prompts
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