Comments on: Plastic Surgery Takes A Tax Hit And Other Ramblings About the Health Care Bill http://www.taxgirl.com/plastic-surgery-takes-a-tax-hit-and-other-ramblings-about-the-health-care-bill/ Paying taxes is painful... but reading about them shouldn't be. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:55:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Transgender Community Claims Victory in Tax Court | taxgirl http://www.taxgirl.com/plastic-surgery-takes-a-tax-hit-and-other-ramblings-about-the-health-care-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-14122 Transgender Community Claims Victory in Tax Court | taxgirl Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:11:04 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=4327#comment-14122 [...] On February 2, 2010, the U.S. Tax Court ruled that treatment for gender identity disorder qualifies as a medical expense under the Tax Code, and is therefore deductible. However, the court considered the issues of O’Donnabhain’s transgender surgery and her breast augmentation surgery separately, with two different results. The transgender surgery was found to be part of O’Donnabhain’s treatment; in contrast, her breast augmentation surgery was found to be “cosmetic” and therefore, not deductible. Central to that argument was the fact that the hormone replacement therapy had already resulted in “normal breasts before her surgery.” Cosmetic surgery for non-medical purposes is not a deductible expense – and may even be taxable. [...] [...] On February 2, 2010, the U.S. Tax Court ruled that treatment for gender identity disorder qualifies as a medical expense under the Tax Code, and is therefore deductible. However, the court considered the issues of O’Donnabhain’s transgender surgery and her breast augmentation surgery separately, with two different results. The transgender surgery was found to be part of O’Donnabhain’s treatment; in contrast, her breast augmentation surgery was found to be “cosmetic” and therefore, not deductible. Central to that argument was the fact that the hormone replacement therapy had already resulted in “normal breasts before her surgery.” Cosmetic surgery for non-medical purposes is not a deductible expense – and may even be taxable. [...]

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