Guest guest Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 medical deductions are limited to medical costs in excess of 7.5% of (i believe) your adjusted gross income... be sure to include cost of insurance, travel expenses, all therapies, home therapy equipment,eye care, dental, co-pay and prescription costs.... some items such as GFCF food are only deductible for the excess cost of the item...so if a regular loaf of bread is $1.00 and a GFCF bread is $5.00 you can deduct $4.00. it is a good idea to have Dr. prescriptions for ABA, dietary interventions etc. since they are not provided by a medical doctor. hope this is helpful...I know its not exactly the response you were looking for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 We have had good success with the folks at our local H & R Block re: medical-related tax deductions. Warren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Any CPA who prepares taxes on a regular basis will be familar with which medical expenses are deductible (or will have the resources to research odd questions). Each state has their own CPA society which should be able to provide you with a referral or a list of CPAs in your area. You might also want to go to the IRS web site (IRS.gov) and print out Pub 502. It lists which medical expenses are deductible & which are not. did a good job with his explanation. The only thing I'd add is that travel includes mileage to doctors & therapy visits, both locally & out of town. It also includes plane tickets, car rentals & hotel costs for out-of-town doctors visits. You can also deduct the cost of any medical conferences you attend relating to your childs illness. I hope this helps. , CPA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 We claim un-reimbursed medical, speech, OT, materials and educational supples, travel and accommodation, (even Sennheisser headphones for TLP) and seem to get it - and thanks to our tax consultant who used to be the IRS Tax adviser at the US Embassy in Singapore! Any good tax adviser/consultant should be able to help you. Re: Tax accountant medical deductions are limited to medical costs in excess of 7.5% of (i believe) your adjusted gross income... be sure to include cost of insurance, travel expenses, all therapies, home therapy equipment,eye care, dental, co-pay and prescription costs.... some items such as GFCF food are only deductible for the excess cost of the item...so if a regular loaf of bread is $1.00 and a GFCF bread is $5.00 you can deduct $4.00. it is a good idea to have Dr. prescriptions for ABA, dietary interventions etc. since they are not provided by a medical doctor. hope this is helpful...I know its not exactly the response you were looking for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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