You may deduct certain expenses that you incur in performing volunteer work. Although you cannot deduct the value of your services, you may be able to deduct some amounts you pay in giving services to a qualified organization.

The amounts must be:

• Unreimbursed,
• Directly connected with the services,
• Expenses you had only because of the services you gave, and
• Not personal, living, or family expenses.

For more information regarding deductible charitable contributions, please review IRS Publication 526 Charitable Contributions.

You should enter these volunteer expenses as cash charitable contributions on Schedule A. To enter this amount in TaxACT:

1. From within your TaxACT return (Online or Desktop) click on the Federal Q&A tab
2. Click Itemized or Standard Deductions to expand the category and then click Charitable Contributions
3. Proceed to the screen Itemized Deductions - Cash Contributions and enter your out-of-pocket expenses