You can deduct as a charitable contribution any unreimbursed expenses you have while in a permanent diaconate program established by your church. These expenses include the cost of vestments, books, and transportation required in order to serve in the program as either a deacon candidate or an ordained deacon.
The world may be full of problems, but Americans are donating billions to charity to help.
In a world of almost non-stop negative news and reports of violence it’s hard to imagine the world is headed in the right direction. But, don’t believe everything you see on the news. Americans remain more committed to ever to helping their fellow Americans and those...

