[BCMA] Tax receipt for American Citizen....

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

No sorry Canadian tax receipts are not valid in the US and vis versa.


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On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 9:46 AM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <
bcma at lists.vifa.ca> wrote:

> Hello one and all,
>
> This is James Calhoun from the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Museum, a
> military museum in Vancouver.
>
> We have been contacted by an American living in California who is going to
> be donating a one of a kind WWI item to our museum, valued in the 5k range
> (depending on some variables).  It's a cloth kilt apron, with signatures of
> WWI soldiers and an ink drawing on the front; this is one of our regimental
> traditions when men serve overseas, and they're unique to our unit and
> incredibly rare.
>
> If he were Canadian, we'd issue a tax receipt, but he has no financial
> dealings in Canada that would enable him to take advantage of this.
>
> So my question is: can an American use a Canadian-issued tax receipt?  (I
> suspect not).  Is there some other mechanism whereby we can issue a receipt
> through some agency to be used by an American citizen against his US taxes?
>
> This is the first time I've dealt with such an issue, and any help or
> advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
>
> My email is seaforthhighlandersmuseum at gmail.com ; my cell is 604 942 7634
>
> Thank-you for your time,
>
> James
>
>
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> James Calhoun
>
> Archivist
>
> Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Museum & Archives
>
> 1650 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6J 3G4
>
> 604 942 7634 (cell)
>
> www.seaforthhighlanders.ca
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