Re: OT : are expenses related to treatment tax deductible

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you can WRITE IT ALL OFF...supps, co-pays, mileage, tolls, meter parking, diapers, the differential in cost of food....and want to include lost wages! childcare as well.

lisa

[Guest guest]

True-! Although I read a few times that herbs and supplements require a RX from a Dr..going to dbl check w my accoutant this week to be sure.

To: BorreliaMultipleInfectionsAndAutism Sent: Mon, February 14, 2011 10:28:52 AMSubject: Re: OT : are expenses related to treatment tax deductible

you can WRITE IT ALL OFF...supps, co-pays, mileage, tolls, meter parking, diapers, the differential in cost of food....and want to include lost wages! childcare as well.

lisa

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It's complicated, and maybe a tax expert will need to be consulted.

But, I will share the little that I know. You have to have about 7% of

your income in medical bills, the things done may not have to be

prescription drugs, but do have to be prescribed by a physician. I

really don't know more than this. I really don't know if organic foods

fit the bill or stuff like that.

Love and prayers,

Heidi N

Hi All,

I just heard that the expenses related to our kids are tax deductible.

Is this true?

Does anyone have experience with this ?

Any inputs is appreciated.

Thanks

3yrs old ASD ... will start cheltion soon

[Guest guest]

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Thanks

Lost wages .. cause we are taking care of the kids.

Childcare for all children at home is allowed.3yrs old ASD ... will start cheltion soon

Subject: Re: OT : are expenses related to treatment tax deductibleTo: BorreliaMultipleInfectionsAndAutism Date: Monday, 14 February, 2011, 6:28 PM

you can WRITE IT ALL OFF...supps, co-pays, mileage, tolls, meter parking, diapers, the differential in cost of food....and want to include lost wages! childcare as well.

lisa

[Guest guest]

Is it under medical deductions and does it need to be greater than a percentage of your income? thanks.

Re: OT : are expenses related to treatment tax deductible

I just wanted to add that we include also all organic food, GF/CF and all special food we have bought during the year for my son - we keep all the receipts from the stores. We have a note from our doctor that my son requires to be on special diet and we have been doing this for the last 2 years (in addition to everything else that was mentioned already).

Krassi

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> Hi All,

> I just heard that the expenses related to our kids are tax deductible.

> Is this true?

> Does anyone have experience with this ?

>

> Any inputs is appreciated.

> Thanks

> 3yrs old ASD ... will start cheltion soon

>

[Guest guest]

yes greater then the standard deduction. you do have to itemize to use everything it's not on TOP of the standard deduction. for us we spend about 25-50% of income so very worth it

From: w3m1@...

Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 10:14 AM

To: BorreliaMultipleInfectionsAndAutism

Subject: Re: Re: OT : are expenses related to treatment tax deductible

Is it under medical deductions and does it need to be greater than a percentage of your income? thanks.

Re: OT : are expenses related to treatment tax deductible

I just wanted to add that we include also all organic food, GF/CF and all special food we have bought during the year for my son - we keep all the receipts from the stores. We have a note from our doctor that my son requires to be on special diet and we have been doing this for the last 2 years (in addition to everything else that was mentioned already).Krassi>> > Hi All,> I just heard that the expenses related to our kids are tax deductible.> Is this true? > Does anyone have experience with this ?> > Any inputs is appreciated.> Thanks> 3yrs old ASD ... will start cheltion soon>

[Guest guest]

yes- total med expenses have to be 7.5% of your total gross income (household)... after next yr apparently the % will go way up...

very interesting about special foods being a write off with a doctor's note. I didnt know about that one- thanks Krassi and everyone! Im wondering if foods are a separate write off from the medical category and therefore arent part of the 7.5% - is that correct?

thanks~

To: BorreliaMultipleInfectionsAndAutism Sent: Tue, February 15, 2011 7:51:07 AMSubject: Re: Re: OT : are expenses related to treatment tax deductible

yes greater then the standard deduction. you do have to itemize to use everything it's not on TOP of the standard deduction. for us we spend about 25-50% of income so very worth it

From: w3m1@...

Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 10:14 AM

To: BorreliaMultipleInfectionsAndAutism

Subject: Re: Re: OT : are expenses related to treatment tax deductible

Is it under medical deductions and does it need to be greater than a percentage of your income? thanks.

Re: OT : are expenses related to treatment tax deductible

I just wanted to add that we include also all organic food, GF/CF and all special food we have bought during the year for my son - we keep all the receipts from the stores. We have a note from our doctor that my son requires to be on special diet and we have been doing this for the last 2 years (in addition to everything else that was mentioned already).Krassi>> > Hi All,> I just heard that the expenses related to our kids are tax deductible.> Is this true? > Does anyone have experience with this ?> > Any inputs is appreciated.> Thanks> 3yrs old ASD ... will start cheltion

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[Guest guest]

The special foods are under the same category - medical. In our case this is

because as I mentioned we have a note from his medical doctor that the special

diet is important part of his medical treatment. Also, for those of you who are

using homeopathy - it can be claimed as medical expense if you have a note from

MD or OD (Doctor of Osteopathy) that it is required. We got a note from our

osteopath that he recommends homeopathy.

All these advices we got from our tax guy - he has also child with special needs

and taught us all ways how legally we can submit for most of our expenses. The

only trick is to keep all your receipts, in case you get audited.

HTH,

Krassi

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> > Hi All,

> > I just heard that the expenses related to our kids are tax deductible.

> > Is this true? 

> > Does anyone have experience with this ?

> >  

> > Any inputs is appreciated.

> > Thanks

> > 3yrs old ASD ... will start cheltion soon

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[Guest guest]

U can't write off the total cost of food...just the difference...so a box of gf

pasta nits ya for say $3.50 and grocery store sales are 2 for $1.00 so u get the

difference.

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[Guest guest]

We have had an au pair in our home for years and will continue to need one not

so much for daycare as the oldest is 13 and the twins are 7--there would be

cheaper options for after school and summer care than an au pair. However, we

need a dedicated driver and helper with the morning and early evening

supplements/Rx/Special diet, getting him to private therapy and medical appts

daily after school, assisting with self-help skills and preventing wandering and

sibling abuse (my little guy on his twin sis), etc because both of us work full

time and need this level of help to do our jobs and keep some sanity. I asked

my au pair how much of his time was spent on my son's medically related care and

he said 50% (which is what I estimated). I double checked my interpretation

through HR block " ask a question " , and indeed the specialist agreed I can dedut

the medical care portion of my au pair cost (which vastly exceeds the piddly 5k

flexible spending child care max). So, 1/2 of the 23K expense is going on my

medical (and we well exceed the 7.5% AGI +flexible medical benefit threshold.)

I don't calculate the special foods--I have a big enough project adding up the

various in and out of network services and deducting reimbursement amounts from

insurance. But I do add up supplements listed in my Dr treatment notes, and add

up the # of visits X RT mileage to calculate medical mileage. Medical milage

reimbursement for 2010 is a mere 16.5 cents per mile but it still added up to

over 2k in mileage and tolls. I count airfare to and conference fees for the

LIA conference, too! Just have to make sure I have all receipts and they are

all eligible as medical per the rules. Becky

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> Hi All,

> I just heard that the expenses related to our kids are tax deductible.

> Is this true? 

> Does anyone have experience with this ?

>  

> Any inputs is appreciated.

> Thanks

> 3yrs old ASD ... will start cheltion soon

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