Emily, who lives in indiana, volunteered to travel to louisiana in march to work on a home-building project for habitat for humanity (a qualified charitable organization). she was in louisiana for three weeks. she normally makes $500 per week as a carpenter's assistant and plans to deduct $1,500 as a charitable contribution. in addition, she incurred the following costs in connection with the trip: $600 for transportation, $1,200 for lodging, and $400 for meals. what is emily's deduction associated with this charitable activity?

deduction associated with charitable activity = $2200

Explanation:

given data

carpenter's assistant = $500 per week

charitable contribution = $1,500

transportation = $600

lodging = $1,200

meals = $400

to find out

Emily's deduction associated with charitable activity

solution

we get here deduction associated with charitable activity that is express as

deduction associated with charitable activity = transportation + lodging + meals 1

put here value we get

deduction associated with charitable activity = 600 + 1200 + 400

deduction associated with charitable activity = $2200

here out of pocket cost which is associate with charitable activity is deducted

the answer to this question is d