Re: [GNC] How To Record an In-Kind Charitable Donation?

2018-07-25 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Definitely talk to a local CPA on this. Materials and services which would otherwise have to be purchased by the ministry are generally recordable by both entities. However, the services are possibly not (at least in the US) deductible. If you regularly produce these materials for other

Re: [GNC] How To Record an In-Kind Charitable Donation?

2018-07-01 Thread Stan Brown
What I do is record a debit to charities expense, and a credit to my own expenditure. For example, if I do a mailing and use my personal stamps, I debit Charities and credit Stationery. If I drive, I debit Charities and credit Car Running Expenses. -- Regards, Stan Brown Tompkins County, New

Re: [GNC] How To Record an In-Kind Charitable Donation?

2018-06-30 Thread Rich Shepard
On Sat, 30 Jun 2018, Mike or Penny Novack wrote: The proper way is the way your tax lawyer/accountant tells you to. Once THAT has been settled, we can then tell you "how in gnucash". FWIW, I make non-cash donations to Goodwill several times each year. What I did (and my accountant confirmed

Re: [GNC] How To Record an In-Kind Charitable Donation?

2018-06-30 Thread Mike or Penny Novack
On 6/30/2018 3:10 PM, Eric H. Bowen via gnucash-user wrote: I performed some design work and provided custom-printed envelopes and materials for a local 501c3 charitable ministry. I am not charging them money for the items, but I would like to receive credit for their fair market value as an

Re: [GNC] How To Record an In-Kind Charitable Donation?

2018-06-30 Thread David Carlson
I am not an accountant, so this is not an official recommendation. When I make a contribution to a qualified charity, I put the acknowledgement in a folder to hand to my accountant at tax time. In GnuCash I enter a transaction to record the transfer of some (usually) cash asset to Charity. For

[GNC] How To Record an In-Kind Charitable Donation?

2018-06-30 Thread Eric H. Bowen via gnucash-user
I performed some design work and provided custom-printed envelopes and materials for a local 501c3 charitable ministry. I am not charging them money for the items, but I would like to receive credit for their fair market value as an in-kind charitable donation. The ministry's treasurer said to