[MR] Art donations and deductions

[Peters, Rise J.]

I'd say the other thing that may be problematic was the requirement that the artist hold the art for at least 18 months before donating it.  I don't know many SCA artisans who work with that kind of lead time.

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> Michelle McDaniel
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> Subject: [MR] Art donations and deductions
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> 
> Hey all!
> 
> Personally, I like the idea that artists may be able to 
> deduct the fair
> market value of their creations, if donated to a charitable 
> cause. The most
> expensive part of most projects is the time spent planning 
> and making it.
> The raw materials can be next to nothing when compared to the finished
> project.
> 
> To know how this will affect the SCA we need to know the 
> legal definitions
> of terms like charitable cause, art, and artist, and who qualifies as
> certified appraisers. Will it only apply to people who make 
> their living
> plying their art or to those artists who also have "day jobs" that
> aren't art related? Will it apply only to fine artists, or to 
> those the
> art establishment tends to consider artisans or craftspeople, as well?
> 
> Is the SCA a "charitable organization" as such? (I know it is a
> non-profit, educational organization but that doesn't mean it is
> considered a "charitable organization" for the purposes of this Bill.)
> When we donate our art, to whom do we donate it? Is it 
> considered a gift
> from the individual scribe and illuminator (or other creators 
> for other
> works) to the one receiving it or is it given to TRM as the 
> personification
> of "The Kingdom of Atlantia, SCA Inc." to give to the recipients? 
> 
> How are the tangible items received as part of various awards 
> (scrolls,
> medallions, articles of clothing, coronets, etc.) different from items
> donated for auctions and the like? 
> 
> Do things have to be unique to count as art? Is the creation 
> of medallions
> for various orders art?
> 
> This definitely is an opportunity, if only we can figure out what the
> limits are.
> 
> **aelfwynn of whitby** 
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