About Girl Scout Cookies
Girl Scout cookies are a well known representation of Girl Scouting's leadership development program.Girls take an active role in all parts of the cookie program teaching them how to be business savvy and goal orientated.
All of the cookie revenue goes right back into the community. Girls use funds to support program activities and the rest is used to recruit and train troop leaders, fund camps and activity sites, and sponsor special events and projects.
The next Girl Scout Cookie Sale begins in January 2010.
Want to learn about the products? Visit the ABC Baker web site:
www.abcsmartcookies.com or contact Carol Weis,
cweis@gslakesandpines.org.
Are purchases of Girl Scout Cookies tax deductible
According to the Internal Revenue Service and Girl Scouts of the USA, there are two possiblities:
1. Customers accept cookies: If individuals buy cookies for personal consumption, they have purchased a product at a a fair market value. For this reason, no part of the price of a package of Girl Scout Cookies is tax deductible.
2. Customers leave cookies with the Girl Scouts: Those customers who do not receive any Girl Scout Cookies, but purchase a package for the Cookie Share Program, do not benefit directly from paying for the cookies. These individuals may treat the purchase prices as a charitable contribution as the Girl Scout will donate these cookies to a charity of the her choice.
