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  • From: rosnide3 AT vt.edu
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Donating excess produce to Food banks
  • Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:51:40 -0500

Tax rules change and I might not be up to date. The rule a few years ago is
that
you can only deduct your costs, i.e. seed, fertilizer, gas etc. Not your
labor.
You cannot deduct retail or even wholesale value.

Robert

> Greetings,
> We donate to an old folks home, they give me a tax reciept at the end of
> the year. That is, if my church doesn't take it all. So many places to
> donate, so little food to give.
> Bright Blessings,
> Kim
>
> Owsley lucy wrote:
> > This past year my farm donated well over a thousand pounds of food to
> > a local food bank. The food was stuff that did not sell at that day's
> > market and was not grown specifically to be donated to a food pantry.
> >
> > My question is how can I take a tax write off doing this? What is the
> > protocol? Do I have to grow specifically for the pantry or is donating
> > like I have-giving them the leftovers for the day (food grown for
> > sale, not donation) acceptable? What kind of record keeping is
> > expected? What tax form will be required for state and federal taxes
> >
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