Today TaxMama® hears from Ming in the TaxQuips Forum who wants to be creative. Let me summarize. Both his and his wife’s employers offer health care coverage. However, if they add a spouse, they have to pay. Here’s what he’d like to do: “Is it possible to have one of us enroll in one company’s […]
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Courtesy of the IRS [TaxMama note: Goodness. This many tax tip is SO limited. It doesn’t include any information about HSAs, Sec 105 plans for hiring your spouse, or health care credits small employers can get for paying health insurance premiums for their employees.] If you’re self-employed and paying for medical, dental or long-term care […]
Courtesy of the IRS If you, your spouse or dependents had significant medical or dental costs in 2011, you may be able to deduct those expenses when you file your tax return. Here are eight things the IRS wants you to know about medical and dental expenses and other benefits.
Today TaxMama hears from Tawfiq in the TaxQuips Forum with questions. “Can I deduct my qualified medical expenses with other itemized deductions if I used HSA funds to pay them? And where can I find health insurance that specifically qualifies as an HSA (Health Savings Arrangement)?
Today TaxMama hears from Magdalena in the TaxQuips Forum with a puzzler. “I would like to know if I can take the Health Savings Account Deduction on my 1040 if I’m a S-corp owner?”
[Reprint of an article from Dec. 2004] Numbers updated 11/24/2019 Finally, a tax advantaged health care program that cuts across all income levels and lifestyles – the new Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) – a real boon for people who pay for their insurance coverage. The HSAs slipped into December 8th The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement […]
Today TaxMama hears from Carole in Washington State, with a good question. “My husband and I are principals in a WA state LLC that files as an S Corp. We both have high deductible Health Savings Accounts.http://wsbarberschool.com/wp-content/languages/new/business-plan-generator.html Is there any benefit to paying premiums through the company since it would go on our W-2s as […]
Today TaxMama hears from Steve in Tennessee with an interesting question . “I am running for Mayor in my little town. Are my campaign expenses deductible?”