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Medical Expense???
Posted by johnvalko on 03/30/2009 - 07:14
I have a client that has a totally disabled child that has a seizure problem. We have been told to get in contact with an organization that trains and sells dogs that are specially trained to detect seizures. Would the cost of purchasing such a dog and its upkeep qualify as a medical expense assuming my client were able it deduct medical expenses?
John Valko, Preparer
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Medical expenses
Guide Dog or Other Service AnimalYou can include in medical expenses the costs of buying, training, and maintaining a guide dog or other service animal to assist a visually-impaired or hearing-impaired person, or a person with other physical disabilities.
The above is from IRS Pub 502. The IRS provides many publications on a varity of topics and finding answers is usually very easy. Quicker too than posting here and waiting for answers. Patty Smith NJ