CLEVELAND, February 13 — Internal Revenue Service regulations require that the BLET National Division inform its members that a certain portion of your National Division dues are not tax deductible as a miscellaneous itemized deduction on your personal tax returns.
According to the National Secretary-Treasurer’s office, the portion of the National Division dues that is not subject to deduction as an Itemized Deduction on a Form 1040 tax return is 5 percent for 2008.
The 5 percent reflects expenses associated with political lobbying efforts by the union, which are not tax deductible.