Phoebe Roberts, EA wrote:

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Overnight camp is specifically written out of the Code--see
Section 27(b)(2)(A) which says, in part "Such term shall not
include any amount paid for services outside the taxpayer's
household at a camp where the qualifying individual stays
overnight."

That would seem to leave open the option to argue that camps
which do not include overnight stays could be counted.

--
Ed Zollars, CPA
Phoenix, Arizona

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Blake Krass wrote:

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I don't see why they wouldn't qualify as child care
expenses, as long as the other tests were met. I believe
that day camp, but not overnight camp, counts.

Phoebe

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Blake Krass wrote:

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Child care expenses? (Some fraction might be eligible,
anyway, if both parents work.)

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If they could be termed "child care" but that would be
difficult to do with a kid old enough to go to band camp.

Carol
What can one expect of a day that begins with getting out of bed.

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"Blake Krass" <bkrass[at]email.com> wrote:

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You're already deducting it ... you get an exemption/child
credit for each of them. It's considered part of SUPPORT,
one of the five tests you have to meet to claim a dependent.

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You mean where do we get the idea that some things may be
deductible? What made me ask is that the materials for a
summer band camp at a local university include the following
statement buried in the fine print:

Camp fees may be deductible. Consult a tax advisor. XXX=92s
identification number is 74-XXXXXXX.

So I suppose there is some combination of circumstances
where a camp fee may be deductible, but it seems to be a
well-kept secret.

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Blake Krass
Pflugerville TX
bkrass[at]email.com

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The Internet???

Carol
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Professional they weren't. <G
Carol
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Where do you reckon people get these ideas, anyway?

Cheer$$$$,
Harlan Lunsford, EA n LA

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Perhaps it could be deductible by them if they were
professional musicians. Brittany Spears prove you do not
have to be able to sing to be a professional singer.

--
Frederick E. Jorden http://Tax-Accounting-Payroll.com
7825 Midlothian Tpk - 207 Richmond, VA 23235-5247
EMAIL knowtax[at]bigfoot.com
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Blake Krass <bkrass[at]email.com> wrote:

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There's nothing you can do on the Federal return. Check
your state instructions for any state deduction or credit
(in Iowa you can get a credit for some of it).

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Blake Krass <bkrass[at]email.com> writes:

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Sorry, no.

Phil Marti
Topeka, KS

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I sent one to band camp for three years, including a new
uniform that had to be rented and cleaned each year,
purchased instruments for three kids and alas, none of that
was deductible.

Carol
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My kids are K-12 and in band. They attended week-long summer
band camps and the one in high school had a few hundred
dollars of mandatory school expenses and a large expense for
an optional out of state trip/performance. Is any of this
deductible? Thanks.

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Blake Krass
Pflugerville TX
bkrass[at]email.com

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