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IRS Okays Breastfeeding Supplies as Medical Expenses (but won’t agree that breast is best)

11 February 2011

Is the IRS stepping its toes even further into the breastfeeding versus bottle fray? This week, the IRS announced that, effective as of the 2010 tax year, mothers who breastfeed can get a tax break. Under the change in policy, taxpayers may now use pretax dollars in their FSAs (flexible spending accounts) to cover the [...]

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Infant Formula Not a Medical Expense

14 October 2009

It’s somehow appropriate that the IRS would release a private letter ruling regarding a double mastectomy in October (in case you’re not aware, it’s Breast Cancer Awareness month). Here are the facts: Taxpayer had a double mastectomy. She later gave birth to a healthy baby. As a result of the mastectomy, she was not able [...]

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