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can a company donate to a non-profit to pay for services arranged for before hand?
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donations need to be with no strings attached. in this case, you make the cash donation, a deduction, and then they pay you, in taxable income. it's a wash. why not just give them the service for free? otherwise this is just money going back and forth.
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