Our organization has no ties in any state other than Texas that would establish nexus and would therefore not be required to collect and remit sales tax in states that do assess
tax on adoption fees.
Not exact matches
HOWEVER, gross
adoption fees reported
on the 990
Tax Returns for those years were MUCH lower than that.
Whether or not an
adoption fee is subject to sales
tax is determined
on a state by state basis.
For other states with a state income
tax, organizations must again review,
on a state by state basis, whether the
adoption fees are exempt from state income
tax.
I am planning to adopt a dog from a rescue, can I take the
adoption fee as a charitable donation
on my next year
taxes?
* The
adoption fee paid to a rescue which has 501 (c)(3) non-profit status can not be claimed as a deductible charitable donation
on the adopter's income
tax return.
Discounts
on adoption fees are routinely offered based
on the belief that they incentivize
adoptions, and, to the extent a local or state government can create incentives through
tax policy, there is reason to believe that such measures could positively affect decisions to adopt.