Can you deduct veterinarian bills on federal income tax returns?
98759
No you can not.\nThere are exceptions.\nIf your pet generates income, like comes out on commercials, movies etc., then you can deduct whatever expenses you have for your pet.
52635
Only if you have deductible expenses connected with it that get you over the standard deduction so you can itemize, like real estate taxes, mortgage interest, etc.
134638
only if your dogs are related to a business that you run (not a hobby).  If you are looking to have your dogs to function (from a tax perspective) as if it were a child, that won't fly with Uncle Sam.
171942
if you own your own business almost everything is a deduction but if you work in a hospital you can deduct the cost of your uniforms. you would report it on the schedule a along with your other itimized deductions. other than that you could call the irs or go to your local tax office to get the full details that relate to your particular situatuion.
949736
I'm an accountant.  You can easily do your taxes yourself.  Now that you have a home you'll probably be itemizing your deductions.  You can now deduct your mortgage interest, property taxes, state income taxes, if any, and charitable contributions.  I use TaxAct.  It's really easy.  All you have to do is answer the questions and fill in the information.  And it's pretty inexpensive.  I think I paid $15 to file both Federal & State last year.  Don't use a professional.  They'll charge you a couple hundred dollars AND they'll use the same kind of software as TaxAct or TurboTax.  Good luck.
914952
Possibly...\n\nhttp://www.vetbenefit.com/
330516
As far as quarterly estimated taxes to the federal and state, you would not have to "deduct" any taxes per week.  Instead, you would take the amount of net income he received during the quarter and apply based on a reasonable percentage - say 20% for Federal purposes.\n\nNext year you could alter these estimated taxes based on your experience for this year.
44599
You might be able to deduct them, as you would if you had a home office, but only in proportion to the amount you use them for work versus personal use.  If you use them 100% for work, then you could take the total cost.  If you use them also for personal use, it can get tricky and the IRS can come after you to check it out.  (Some years ago they were cracking down on people claiming home offices; not sure what the situation is today).
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Actually, that first answer is wrong - maybe he didn't realize he was in the Canada taxes section.  You can claim any medical expenses that exceed 3% of your NET income.  I have no way of knowing what your net income is, but I'm guessing that it is probably too high for you to deduct medical expenses anyway.  If it IS low enough to allow you to claim the medical expense, then you are in a really low tax bracket, so not likely the $60 expense would result in a $60 tax saving.
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I do not believe that it is.  If you are talking federal income tax returns, the only tax that's deductible is state income tax and any type of governmental tax, such as real estate property tax, city and county taxes, and personal property tax (such as registration fees paid to the dept of motor vehicles).\n\nHowever, it's worth a call to someone to make sure!  You can probably call the IRS's 800-number for taxpayer questions.  (Might be better to do that than rely on the answers here!)\n\nGood luck!\n\n~ ♥ ~
433608
IRS says you can deduct resume and travel and transportation expenses.  I have heard portion on your internet connectivity as well, but don't quote me on that.
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You can deduct all reasonable business expenses you incurred. Read: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040sc.pdf
394239
If the tax was considered state witholdings then it can be deducted on sch A of your federal return. If you do not itemize deductions then there is no other way for you to deduct the tax on your federal return.
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Under the I T Act, yes you can claim benefit given to an individual if for reason of occupation he can not reside in the home he purchase. You can definitely allowed to have Interest deduction on loan borrowed.
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Yes you can!  In fact, this is a great way to lower your SE and federal/state income taxes, get your children involved with your business, and teach them about income, taxes, and savings.  Definitely do it!\n\nYou can only deduct the wages you pay them on your Schedule C if the work is done in connection with your Sch C business, the child actually does work, and the money you pay them are reasonable in relation to the service provided.  Keep records of services and wages.  You need to give your child a W-2 and send the appropriate forms to the IRS, but any tax preparer worth their shingle knows how to do that.  The first $5150 of earned income is federal tax-free because it falls below the standard deduction for 2006.  And if all that isn't enough, if your child is under 18, all income they earn from your unincorporated business is exempt from FICA (social security and medicare) taxes.  If the child is under 21, the income is exempt from FUTA.
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Medical expenses are deductible on your federal return, if they exceed 7.5% of your adjusted gross income.  Only the amount in excess of that percent is deductible.  As for your state return you will need to examine the rules there.\n\nAn example for the federal return:\nAssume you make $100,000  Just to make life easier.\nYou had $9,000 in medical expenses.\n7.5% of your income is $7,500.\nSo the amount of your expenses greater than $7,500 is deductible, in our example that is $1,500 ($9,000 - $7,500).\n\nIn short you really don't want to have enough expenses to deduct medically.  I think that there are some special rules for self employed people as well, but I don't know what they are.\n\nAs far as the charity stuff and child care, they are pretty well spelled out in the standard 1040 book.
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Does your state have an income tax?  That also qualifies as a deduction.  Do you take a medical or a child care pre-tax allocation?  That can also reduce your AGI another $10k.  Do you have interest income, dividends - sell or buy stock?  Did you contribute to an IRA?\n\nIf NONE OF THE ABOVE - just $100k - $25k, then tax bill is about $9500 - divide by # of paychecks.