Bebe,
I see a couple of problems with your proposals:
Just because an organization is "non profit" doesn't mean that
contributions to it are tax-deductable.
Working on a trailer at a rally is actually quite a bit more complicated
than building a house because there's more mechanical disiplines
involved. You need a LOT of tools, power equipment, perhaps welding
facilities, and lots and lots of miscellaneous parts. It wouldn't be too
practical to start into the repair of [whatever] and find out that you
need a little fritzgiget to complete the job. At home, it's simple to
post a question here to find that part (or simply call a dealer and have
it shipped), but it'll be quite impractical to do at a 3-day (or even
weeklong) rally.
<<Jim>>
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>
> Hi list,
>
> I may be showing my ignorance as to what can and can't be done as far as
> taxes are concerned, but would it be possible to set up an area of the VAC
> that is non-profit (I consider all restorations of vintage "anything" to be
> definitely NON PROFIT) and offer a tax deduction to people who would fare
> better that way than an out and out sale of a trailer needing restoring. At
> THAT point it could be restored and the VAC could then do something else with
> it, at least that way we could know that it wouldn't be stuck out in the
> woods somewhere being used as a hunting camp (sorry hunters but I prefer them
> on the roads).
>
> Another possibility would be to defer a low, but fair payment to the original
> seller and once it's restored the original seller would be paid and the
> profits going into a fund to purchase others to keep these beauties going.
>
> For those of you that like to tinker on projects rather than relax (I don't
> count myself as one of those but I hear they're out there) you may want to
> bring the restoration trailer to a rally and have everyone pitch in and
> really make some quick progress on them (think Habitat on Wheels) each doing
> what they do best and grunts like me doing low skilled tasks like polishing
> aluminum....this also trains us for working on our own projects.
>
> Just brainstorming.....
>
> Bebe Gordon
> 65 Safari
> Louisiana
>
>
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