Practical Perspectives: Key financial issues for you and your family – Deducting travel expenses when giving to charity

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Abstract: This issue’s “Practical Perspectives” discusses the case of “Jorge,” a carpenter who likes to travel to help charitable organizations rebuild low-income and disaster-stricken areas. He’s always shrugged off the opportunity to deduct travel costs, but, now that he’s married with a child on the way, his wife has made it clear that every dollar counts. So he visits his tax advisor and learns which costs are deductible and which aren’t.