501c3 employee donating "unreimbursed employee expenses"

[balgacpa]

like the title says, girl (w-2) drives her car around and picks up food for a soup kitchen (501c3) using her own car while on the clock. she gets no reimbursement... Sounds to me like a charitable contribution. Sometimes she takes the donators out to lunch.  She attends seminars in other cities focused on helping feed the homeless. She uses her garage as a gathering area and storage space for donated off season clothing. All sounds like charitable stuff to me. Anyone disagree and why? thanks.

 

[Lee B]

You just have to follow the guidelines for the deduction of "out of pocket expenses" as a volunteer .

Under the TCJA, there is no way to deduct unreimbursed employee expenses with the elimination of "misc itemized expenses subject to 2 %".

[Catherine]

If she's NOT paid for it, documents it, and it goes to a charity, sounds like non-cash charity and charitable miles to me.