RE: Tax deductions

[Guest guest]

Sheri, I went to the store and wrote down all the prices for flour,

pancake mix, cake mix, hamburger buns, etc. Then, I deducted the

difference in price from the g-f products I bought (including tapioca

and potato starch flours). It really paid off tax-wise last year, but I

am not sure it's going to be worth all of the trouble this year.

We had an appointment with our accountant in August to see what kind of

taxes we are going to have to pay for this year (my husband is

self-employed). Whatever tax base the government uses and the amount of

money my husband and I have made this year so far, the accountant

figured out that anything over $6,000 I spent in medical care and the

difference in price of g-f foods we can deduct 100%. Between medical

bills and the amount of money spent on g-f foods, I am not sure we will

reach $6,000. I did fly to Denver for the GIG conference, and

supposedly the plane fare is deductible, as well as the Stanford

conference I went to. However, I still don't think I will reach the

$6,000 limit. It's very time consuming to add and subtract all the

prices of products I buy all year. I'll know more as we come to the end

of the year. You may want to research your tax base before going to

all the trouble of figuring out the difference in food prices. I buy a

lot of g-f food because both my daughter and I have been diagnosed with

celiac disease.

Hope this helps.

Sue Hersom

Legal Assistant

Pillsbury Winthrop LLP

2550 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA 94304

(650) 233-4783

shersom@...

-----Original Message-----

From: Sheri Trifilo [mailto:calisherbear@...]

Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 7:37 AM

Subject: [ ] Tax deductions

Hello all~

Is anyone out there taking advantage of the tax deductions we can claim

for

the extra costs of gluten free foods? I think I want to start tracking

this, but there are several items that I'm not sure about. For example,

I

know we can deduct the entire cost of products like xanthan gum, but

what

about all of the different types of flours. Since our recipes require

several different kinds, instead of just one all purpose wheat flour, do

we

compare the price of all of them to wheat flour, or are there some that

we

can deduct the entire amount ~ like tapioca or potato starch??

If anyone has any insight on this, please let me know.

Thanks!!

Sheri

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