The IRS and the courts have approved deductions for several rather unusual or extraordinary expenses over the years. Here is a partial list, in alphabetical order, of 35 deductible expenses you might easily overlook.
Source: www.SmallBizTax.net March 2009
- Acupuncture Services
- Attendant to accompany blind or deaf student
- Auto equipment enabling a disabled person to operate a car
- Birth control pills purchased under physician’s prescription
- Chiropractor visits
- Clarinet lessons to correct teeth malocclusion
- Computerized medical data bank payments
- Dentures
- Fluoridation device recommended by the dentist
- Health club dues prescribed for mental condition
- Hearing aids and component parts
- Lamaze classes for pregnant women
- Laser eye surgery
- Lead paint removal
- Legal expenses for authorization to treat mental illness
- Legally approved abortion and vasectomy expenses
- Long distance medical travel even if closer care is available
- Mattresses and boards specifically designed for arthritis patients
- Nonprescription sunglasses to protect sensitive eyes
- Nursing services provided by a person other than a registered nurse
- Orthopedic shoes
- Premiums paid for replacing lost or damaged contact lenses
- Reclining chair for cardiac patient
- Recovery expenses from drug addiction
- Remedial reading for dyslexic child
- Retirement home cost attributable to nursing care
- Sexual dysfunction treatment
- Smoking-cessation programs
- Sterilization of a woman at her own request
- Telephone equipment for a person with poor hearing
- Value of room and board provided to a nurse
- Vitamins that are medically prescribed
- Weight loss program for specific disease
- Wheelchair lift in van to accommodate disabled person
- Wig to alleviate mental condition
This list is by no means all-inclusive. Call Terry Lockridge and Dunn today to learn if your medical expenses can be deducted on your tax return.