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for a week. In the ordinary course of things, Joy would charge $ 10,000 for these services, plus costs of transportation, board, and child care. Assume that Joy's driving costs (gas money, oil change, etc.) amount to $ 150, the cost of a hotel room for the week is $ 400, and the cost of child care
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of a ticket to the dance is $ 75, and that the donor pays $ 375 to purchase a ticket. The donor may claim only a $ 300 deduction, because the amount contributed ($ 375) is reduced by the amount of the benefit that he received ($ 75, the fair market value of the ticket). This holds true even if the
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