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  • 1.  Gifts of Services

    Posted 06-09-2025 03:16 PM
    Hi All,

    I know that we can not issue a gift-in-kind receipt for gifts of services. However, I am receiving pushback from higher-ups. Can someone guide me to the IRS documentation that says a tax acknowledgement receipt can not be issued?

    Thanks,
    Danielle

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    Danielle Muller (she/her/hers)
    Sr. Associate Director | Advancement Information Services
    Union College
    office: 518.388.6646



  • 2.  RE: Gifts of Services

    Posted 06-09-2025 03:37 PM
    Outside of a couple of circumstances, there is no obligation to receipt charitable donations. Pub 526 is addressed to the taxpayer, and explains what is and is not deductible:

    https://www.irs.gov/publications/p526 - under Contributions You Can't Deduct:

    4. The value of your time or services

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    Since a gift of service isn't a charitable donation, providing a charitable receipt for such a donation amounts to fraud. 

    Thank you,
    Isaac Shalev
    Data Strategy Expert
    Sage70, Inc.
    (917) 859-0151
    isaac@sage70.com

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  • 3.  RE: Gifts of Services

    Posted 06-09-2025 03:57 PM
    See IRS Publication 526. As these are not tax-deductible gifts, you cannot issue a receipt for them. Doing so would be creating a fraudulent tax document.

    IRS Publication 1771 is the receipting bible, too. That's where you find the language you can use to legally deductible gifts.

    John

    John H. Taylor, Principal
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