Should you work for free?

[MikeTheBard]

@Brainspore

You can also do pro-bono work for worthy causes like local nonprofits, but in those cases I always advise you still track your hours and write up an invoice as if you were billing a client normally, then add “PRO-BONO/NO BALANCE DUE” below the total so the organization you donated your services to understands what your time was worth.

I’ve been doing this for years because it creates a paper trail for you to claim the deduction on your taxes.