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Hi ladies, I haven't been on in a long time and I came across this topic. The tax laws may have changed since I had my TR on 5/2/2007, but I know then that as long as you already itemized it was worth doing. I was able to use the surgery fee, hotel, and mileage (both ways). You can also use the mileage for going to the regular doctor through out the year and also going to the pharmacy. What I do every year is keep a ledger or notebook and write down every time me, DH or one of the kids goes to doctor and if I need to get a prescription filled. I write down the rx amount also, they are tax deductible. At the end of the year I go to the pharmacy and get a print out for each one of us, then I mapquest the distance and do the math. Believe me it can really add up, b/c back then is was 19 cents a mile. Just don't forget mileage both ways and also any prescription for vision and doctor count also. Hope this helps. Danyelle
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Thanks Abby, I didn't mean to leave that part out. We already itemize so I hadn't considered that this may not be helpful with the standard deduction.
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Hi Laneka I can't help with your insurance questions but after your surgery we do give you a receipt of our services which many of our patients submit to their insurance company or use for tax purposes. I hope this helps.
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Ladies, I will tell you that unless you already itemize your deductions it is very hard to itemize and come out ahead of taking the standard deduction. I tried this last year and wasn't able to get anywhere with it. Of course we had recently moved and were renting at the time which didn't help us either. Good Luck!!!
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Danaka, I didnt think to ask her that. I just went to the irs website and looked at the schedule A form. According to 2008, meals are not included and hotel expenses are up to $50/night.
I was wondering about food, I was also told that since we have to travel our food could be counted. Did you happen to get that answer when you spoke with your tax adviser?? Just thought I would ask. Thanks for the info. I will KEEP every recipt!
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I spoke to our tax advisor and she told me that we would be able to include the cost of surgery, mileage, prescriptions, and hotel stay as long as it exceeds 7.5% of our total income earned. Anything paid for lab fees and follow up appointments would be included as well. She wasn't able to tell me how much of the cost we would get back as the amounts go toward the deductions which would affect our refund. The medical/dental would be filed under Schedule A.
Hope this helps and thanks so much for your help to me! Laneka
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Good idea, I hadn't thought of calling the IRS directly. That reminds me that I can also call the lady who does our taxes.
I remember seeing on the site that mileage and airfare could be included but I'm not sure about the hotel. I will make finding out answers to these questions my goal for next week.
Thanks ladies, you are awesome! I love the message boards!
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I was also told that you can put the mileage if you had to drive to the Dr. that is doing the surgery! So when I come in a weeks and a half I'll be counting our mileage
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I called the IRS and talked to someone about it. He explained that we could either take the standard deduction or itemize our deductions. When itemizing, if medical expenses are higher than 7.5% of our adjusted gross income (I think he said adjusted anyway), anything over the 7.5% is tax deductable. He agreed that tubal reversal would count as a medical expense, and we could add up all our prescription and doctor co-pays for the year, plus dental when figuring out our medical expenses. I would say call the IRS and ask them. The man I talked to explained it really well, much more clearly than the website.
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Thanks ladies. I saw the post and went to the IRS website but for some reason I'm still confused. Could be I'm reading too much into it because I'm so excited!
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Fertility Enhancement You can include in medical expenses the cost of the following procedures to overcome an inability to have children.
Procedures such as in vitro fertilization (including temporary storage of eggs or sperm).
Surgery, including an operation to reverse prior surgery that prevented the person operated on from having children.
.....I just got that off of the IRS website. I believe any out of pocket expenses you incur would be acceptable to add as a medical deduction as long as all of your deductions add up to over the 7.5% I think it is, of your yearly gross income, so start saving ALL medical/dental/vision etc receipts! You can go to the IRS website, and pull up a list of all acceptable deductions.
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I didnt think to ask her that. I just went to the irs website and looked at the schedule A form. According to 2008, meals are not included and hotel expenses are up to $50/night.![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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