Re: Photoderm Tax Deductible?

[Guest guest]

I know that I claimed it on my taxes (or at least tried). When filling out

the Schedule A for medical expenses you have to make sure that your total

medical expenses is more than 7.5% of your income, and you can only claim

the difference, so even with all my photoderm, mine and my husband's wisdom

teeth being removed, going to the doctor/dermatologist a few times and

paying insurance I still couldn't claim anything, but I was going to if I

could. In my 1040 book I read what they said was claimable/unclaimable

medical expenses, and I figure that photoderm fit, but I am not an

accountant or lawyer, just my opinion.

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>To: rosacea-support

>Subject: Photoderm Tax Deductible?

>Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 06:28:58 -0000

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>I know medical expenses are tax deductible, but would photoderm be

>considered a " medical expense " by the IRS? Since HMO's (and most

>doctors) don't feel photoderm is medically necessary, I wonder if I

>could still use this as a deduction. Does anyone know?

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[Guest guest]

I know that I claimed it on my taxes (or at least tried). When filling out

the Schedule A for medical expenses you have to make sure that your total

medical expenses is more than 7.5% of your income, and you can only claim

the difference, so even with all my photoderm, mine and my husband's wisdom

teeth being removed, going to the doctor/dermatologist a few times and

paying insurance I still couldn't claim anything, but I was going to if I

could. In my 1040 book I read what they said was claimable/unclaimable

medical expenses, and I figure that photoderm fit, but I am not an

accountant or lawyer, just my opinion.

>

>To: rosacea-support

>Subject: Photoderm Tax Deductible?

>Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 06:28:58 -0000

>

>I know medical expenses are tax deductible, but would photoderm be

>considered a " medical expense " by the IRS? Since HMO's (and most

>doctors) don't feel photoderm is medically necessary, I wonder if I

>could still use this as a deduction. Does anyone know?

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I know that I claimed it on my taxes (or at least tried). When filling out

the Schedule A for medical expenses you have to make sure that your total

medical expenses is more than 7.5% of your income, and you can only claim

the difference, so even with all my photoderm, mine and my husband's wisdom

teeth being removed, going to the doctor/dermatologist a few times and

paying insurance I still couldn't claim anything, but I was going to if I

could. In my 1040 book I read what they said was claimable/unclaimable

medical expenses, and I figure that photoderm fit, but I am not an

accountant or lawyer, just my opinion.

>

>To: rosacea-support

>Subject: Photoderm Tax Deductible?

>Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 06:28:58 -0000

>

>I know medical expenses are tax deductible, but would photoderm be

>considered a " medical expense " by the IRS? Since HMO's (and most

>doctors) don't feel photoderm is medically necessary, I wonder if I

>could still use this as a deduction. Does anyone know?

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Yes, because it corrects a cosmetic disfigurement as a result of a

disease. The problem is you can only deduct anything OVER 7.5% of

your adjusted gross income. The first 7.5% is yours regardless of

how much else you had in deductions. For example; if your AGI was

$100,000 in a year and you spent $8000 on treatments, you could only

deduct a whopping $500. You have to spend a heck of a lot of cash

compared to what you get to deduct.

> I know medical expenses are tax deductible, but would photoderm be

> considered a " medical expense " by the IRS? Since HMO's (and most

> doctors) don't feel photoderm is medically necessary, I wonder if I

> could still use this as a deduction. Does anyone know?

[Guest guest]

Yes, because it corrects a cosmetic disfigurement as a result of a

disease. The problem is you can only deduct anything OVER 7.5% of

your adjusted gross income. The first 7.5% is yours regardless of

how much else you had in deductions. For example; if your AGI was

$100,000 in a year and you spent $8000 on treatments, you could only

deduct a whopping $500. You have to spend a heck of a lot of cash

compared to what you get to deduct.

> I know medical expenses are tax deductible, but would photoderm be

> considered a " medical expense " by the IRS? Since HMO's (and most

> doctors) don't feel photoderm is medically necessary, I wonder if I

> could still use this as a deduction. Does anyone know?

[Guest guest]

Yes, because it corrects a cosmetic disfigurement as a result of a

disease. The problem is you can only deduct anything OVER 7.5% of

your adjusted gross income. The first 7.5% is yours regardless of

how much else you had in deductions. For example; if your AGI was

$100,000 in a year and you spent $8000 on treatments, you could only

deduct a whopping $500. You have to spend a heck of a lot of cash

compared to what you get to deduct.

> I know medical expenses are tax deductible, but would photoderm be

> considered a " medical expense " by the IRS? Since HMO's (and most

> doctors) don't feel photoderm is medically necessary, I wonder if I

> could still use this as a deduction. Does anyone know?

[Guest guest]

>I know medical expenses are tax deductible, but would photoderm be

>considered a " medical expense " by the IRS? Since HMO's (and most

>doctors) don't feel photoderm is medically necessary, I wonder if I

>could still use this as a deduction. Does anyone know?

Should be. I wrote off a total of 10 TX's in 1999 and 2000, and the

IRS never challenged it. My accountant wrote off all of my med

expenses including prescription meds and physician copays while I had

PPO coverage. HMO should be the same in the US.

Jim