Comments on: Are Girl Scout Cookies Tax-Deductible? It Depends.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:42:30 +0000

There was a time where you could deduct a portion of the price of GS cookies, the amount that exceeded the fair market value of the cookies. the Girl Scouts even told you what that difference was. Only about 50 cents was deductible, but that was OK. I don’t know what happened to that practice.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:43:08 +0000

They amount given to the troop by the Girl Scouts should be what you can deduct. The cookies do not “cost” 3.50 a box. The difference should be your deduction.

By: Henry @ Binary Dollar

Henry @ Binary Dollar — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:02:34 +0000

That is SOOOO weak. I was so excited to buy a truck ton of coookies.

By: jim

jim — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:24:58 +0000

If you donate money to a charity, you have to deduct the value of that contribution by the value of what you get back, in this case the GS are saying the value of the cookies is $4/box (or whatever you pay nowadays).