Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Crutches
Elastic 'hosiery. >.
Eyeglasses
Fluoridation unit in home
Hearing aids
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Heating devices .
Lead 8ased paint removal
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Orthopedic shoes-:-less cost ef regttl~r shoes '
Oxygen equipment
Prostheses
Repair ~f special telephone equipment for the
hearing impaired
Saqoiliac belt
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Special mattress and pl}"vood bed boards for
relief o f arthritis .
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Splints and bandages
Telephone/ teletype equipment and television
adapter for clos~d captions
Wheelchair
Wig (advised by doctor as essential to mental health
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Child Carefor E.m ployment,. . ..
Purposes '.
If you are gainfully ~mployed or actively seeking
employment, you are allowed a tpc credi,t for a
portion of child care or dependent care expenses for
disabled adults during the time you work or seek
employment depending on amount of care expenses. .
Your work-related exP,ens,es for a ~ credit is ljmited 'to:
$3,000 per year for eare of one disabled child or
disabled adult
$6,000 per year for care of two or more disabled
children or adults
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Payments to ~tiv~ qualify for the child car~ tax credit as
!orig as the relative is not claimed a~ a dependent You arenoi
allowed a tax credit 'for-home care pa)'lilents 1Tu'lde to your
dependent under 19 years of age.
Please 110/e: Cbil1 Core mrd Di.sabled Depe11da11t Core e:xpe11Ses are clai111ed
as a ta;c credit or as a ~eduction Tbi.s 111ea11S.tl;atJ'O" do 1101 have
to ite111i!(!)'Ollr ded11dio11s to tale adm11tage ef tbi.s lax benefit, JJJbid1 red11as
)'Ot1r tax liabili!J dollarfor dollar:
Yo11 i1111Sffile For111 1040 or 1040A ( 110! Fo'!" 1040 EZ) lo dai111
tbemdit.
Volunteer E xpenses
If you work as a volunteer for a tax exempt non-profit organizi'i-
Please Note:
All deductions require doewnentation.
All medical deductions must exceed 10% of
your adjusted gross income. All medical
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deductions are allowed regard less of your ' . .
disabled child's age.
Published by:
2014
edition
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Dental Services
Equcation Services
Equipment and supplies
Hospital Services
Laboratory exams and tes~
Medical treatments
Medicines and drugs
Professional services
Transportation
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Educational Services
The following educational services are tax deductible as
medical expenses if they are incurred to alleviate your
child's physical or mental condition.
Tuition costs for a special education day school
Tuition costs for a special education class in a regular
school
Tran_s~ortation
Transportation costs that are deductible as medical
e:Xpen.ses are those incurred transporting your dis!ibled child
and yourself to and from:
Special schools and jostitutions
Hospitals and clinics
Doctors;offices and pharmacists
Medical Treatments
Assistive technology
Ambulance
Anesthesiologist
Chiropractor (Licensed)
Christian Science Practitioner
Convalescent home
Cosmetic surgery for iedical purposes only
Dentist
Dermatologist
Drug treatment (tnpatient care cost)
Gynecologist
Halfway House
H \ealth insurance premiums
Plospital services
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Legal fees connected with determination of ~eatment of
mentally ill persons
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Nein:ologist
Nursing home and long term care
NUrsing home services (tneluding attendant care)
Obstetrician
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Ocaipational therapy
Oculi'st
Ophth?lmologist
Optician
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Optometrist
Organ transplan~ (tncluding transportation expenses for
donor)
Orthopedist
Os.teopath (licensed)
Pediatrician
Physical therapist
Physician
Physiotherapis!
Plastic surgeon
Podiatrist
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Practical or other nonprofessional nurse for medical services
oruy .
Psychiatrist
Psychoanalyst
Psychologist
Registered nurse (tncluding room and board costs)
Psychiatric care
Sheltered workshop
, . Social worker
Speech therapist
Surgeon
Expenses, for service animal
Acupuncture
. Blood ~sfusion
Diathermy
Hearing services
Hydrothetapy (Water treatments)
Injections
Insulin treatments
Kidney donor expenses
Nursing
Oxygen
Patterning exercise
Pre-na~ post-natal ~eatm.ents
Psychotherapy
Radiation therapy
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Ultraviolet ray trea~ents
Whirlpool baths
X-ray treatments
Radial keratotomy
Evaluation, Laboratory
Examinations and Tests
Blood tests
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Cardiographs
Diagnosc evaluations ' "
Metabolism test
Spinal fhtld tests
Sputum tests
Stool examination
Urinalysis
X-ray examinations
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Medicines
Cost of prescription drugs.
Special food or drinks to treat an illness used as
supplement to normal diet; extra cost of special
foods prescribed by medical specialist