It’s my annual Taxes from A to Z series! This time, it’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) style. If you’re wondering whether you can
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Heart Surgery & Hospital Stays: Deducting Medical Expenses On Your Tax Return
I’m in sunny southeastern North Carolina this week but not for the change of weather. My dad had heart surgery on Friday and I flew
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Deducting The Cost Of Birth Control
Taxpayer asks: Hi Taxgirl, My health insurance doesn’t cover the cost of my birth control. I am trying to decide between pills and an IUD.
Read MoreThe Cost Of Getting Better: Deducting Medical Expenses
I’m back in North Carolina for the second time in two weeks, this time with Nurse Kate (my daughter) in tow. My mom had heart
Read MoreBack To School: Special Food Needs
The snack lists have already come home from school (my first parent snack day is September 22 – someone remind me so that I don’t
Read MoreWinehouse Death Renews Debate About Addiction & Choice
The death of Amy Winehouse made headlines everywhere. Winehouse’s career was short but brilliant; her life was similarly short but controversial. By all accounts, she
Read MoreDeduct This: The History Of The Medical Expenses Deduction
When you ask most taxpayers about available tax deductions, the deduction for medical expenses immediately springs to mind. It’s probably one of the most talked
Read MoreIRS Okays Breastfeeding Supplies As Medical Expenses
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
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: Foreign Medical Expenses
Taxpayer asks: at 5’4″ and 235# i was definately diagnoised with morbid obesity.. pre-diabetic and had BMI of 40.3. My choice of surgeons was one
Read MoreThe A, B, C & Ds Of Medicare
Here’s your big disclaimer upfront: I’m not a Medicare guru. I don’t work for Medicare. I don’t receive Medicare. But I do know enough to
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