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Question: Are fees paid to youth sports clubs organized under 501(c)(3) deductible?

Have 3 kids playing high school sports. All the booster clubs are 501(c)(3) organizations. There are annual dues to each respective club. Are these deductible?

Answer: If annual dues are a requirement of membership in these sports clubs then, no, they aren’t deductible, because they are fees, not a donation — you are getting something in return for these fees (membership).

If these dues are only suggested donations, and are NOT required at all — in other words, your kids could be members of these clubs without your paying anything — then, yes, they are deductible — but only if you itemize on your tax returns.

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Question: Which of these items can be deducted in my 1040?Or if not where can I go to see which items are deductible?

dental bills
medical bills
hearing aid
toothpaste and other toiletries
family health insurance
prescription drugs
back brace
real estate taxes
state balance due for 2006
return paid in 2008
goodwill contribution(clothing fmv)
atletic club memebership
church donaltions(no single amount over 250)
personal property taxes
neighborhood civic leage

Answer: The place to go to see which of these are deductible is the instructions for Schedule A. The ones for last year are at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040sa.pdf and the ones for this year should be there soon.

dental bills YES
medical bills YES
hearing aid YES
toothpaste and other toiletries NO
family health insurance YES, but not if it was withheld from your paycheck and was not included in your taxable income
prescription drugs YES
back brace YES
real estate taxes YES
state balance due for 2006 Yes, but you should have paid it in 2007 and deducted it on your 2007 return, not waited until now
return paid in 2008 Yes if you mean you state return, no if you mean your federal return
goodwill contribution(clothing fmv) YES
atletic club memebership NO
church donaltions(no single amount over 250) YES
personal property taxes YES
neighborhood civic leage Not sure

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