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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Voluntary Contributions are NOT a tax
deductible donation.&nbsp; ATO clearly states this in their guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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<st1:PersonName w:st="on">busmanagers-bounces@edulists.com.au</st1:PersonName>
[mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">busmanagers-bounces@edulists.com.au</st1:PersonName>]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Coutts, Jan J<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, 22 May 2006 12:32 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Business
 Managers' Mailing List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Busmanagers] voluntary
contributions</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I have a parent insisting that voluntary contributions are a
tax deductible donation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Am I correct in stating that they are not &#8211; ours are
used to help cover our bus fuel costs.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Jan Coutts<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bulleen</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
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 w:st="on">Heights</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Specialist</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
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