We have a donor who is donating a painting and they have requested "Can I ask for a paper saying I donated the painting and just want to take the donated transportation cost off my taxes? Just the cost of the SUV and gas.".
I am not sure if that is deductible or not, I lean towards not, but could someone point me to the IRS pub that would discuss the situation.
If it is deductible, we would just state what we received (the painting) and thank them for transporting it to the College with no value.
Thanks,
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Dan Snyder
Bennington College
dsnyder@bennington.edu------------------------------