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December 10-17, 2024
Our 501(c)(3) charity just held our gala fundraising event.  How do we determine how much a participant can deduct as a charitable contribution for buying a ticket?  The total cost of the event, everything included, was $150,000.  The cost of the food and drink was $54,500.  324 people attended, so if we said the value of the event was the cost of the food and drink, everything over $162 per person would be deductible.   One of our local businesses was our premier sponsor, giving us $25,000 and getting 20 tickets that they didn’t use.  What can they deduct? Answer

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