How To Make cc.fees Tax Deductible

Make your credit card fees tax deductible for your guests.

By default, the cc.fees item will not be tax deductible. This page will help you change that for your specific event.

Do Not Alter The Item Number Or Type

The cc.fees item is system generated. The Item Number and Type must not be altered, including the case sensitivity of the letters used in the item number.


Step 1: Create The cc.fees Item

The cc.fees item needs to be created upfront for this and is most easily done by creating a charge in the event, under Test mode, to generate this default system item.

By default, the Credit Card Fees (cc.fees) item is set as a For Sale Items type.

To generate the cc.fees item, you will need to enable an option under Introduction To Credit Cards for Fee Handling (Current Auction) section using the Optional or Added modes.

Fee Handling section under Credit Card Settings

An example from a demonstration event.

With the Credit Card Settings configured, you will see something similar to the example below of the fees optionally available for the bidder to pay.

Optional credit card fee shown at checkout

An example from the checkout of a demonstration event for a $100 payment.

Check the box if the Optional mode is used to pay the fees and complete the transaction. The cc.fees item will be created at this point.

You can also create the cc.fees item from the administration pages using a Checkout By Organizer transaction or a Sales Dashboard transaction with an appropriate Fee Handling mode set.

Reminder

Once the cc.fees item has been created in Test Mode, remember to switch back to Live Mode before the beginning of the event.


Step 2: Make cc.fees Tax Deductible

If you want cc.fees to show as "tax-deductible" on statements, you can open the Item Details page for the cc.fees item and set its Taxable value field to -1. This generally triggers a For Sale item to be fully tax deductible.

Taxable value field set to -1 on the Item Details page

An example from a demonstration event.


Last reviewed: September 2026
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How To Make cc.fees Tax Deductible
Make your credit card fees tax deductible for your guests.
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