How much is your tax return this year?

[gonelifting]

do you have a lot of out-of-pocket medical expenses? do you itemize deductions?? if so, you may be able to get a lot more use from your medical expense deductions (because they are subject to 7.5% of your adjusted gross income) by you and your spouse filing as "married filing separate". . .my wife and i had some big out of pocket med expenses a few years back (in vitro fertilization ain't covered by insurance) and by filing separate returns and putting almost all of the medical expenses on her return (her procedures were a lot more expensive than mine) we got back an extra $3,000 that year. . .the way that it works is this. . .since medical expenses are subject to 7.5% of your adjusted gross income, and 7.5% of $75,000 (for example is a hell of a lot less than 7.5% of $150,000) and if one person has a lot more medical expenses than the other, you can see how you would be able to get a lot more utility out of your money by putting it on one, "separate" return. . .rather than a "joint" return. . .

Very good. Thanks. We've been on a medical expenses adventure for the past few years and counting. lol

Nerd.



jk


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[digimon7068]

Very good. Thanks. We've been on a medical expenses adventure for the past few years and counting. lol

Nerd.



jk


n

that's ok. . .don't let the wide, lumpy back fool you. . .i AM a nerd

 

[Whiskey]

Very little. I claim 10 enough to not get much back. why let the gov earn interest on it when you can yourself?

Whiskey

 

[SC4EVA]

If you travel for work can you deduct things such as:
Airline tickets/costs if not reimbursed
Luggage/accessories etc needed for traveling etc?

 

[MichaelScott]

about 8k

i meant 800, oops

 

[jnevin]

lol @ return

What is this return you speak of?

 

[stilleto]

for some unknown reason, i'm getting back around $8,000

 

[digimon7068]

for some unknown reason, i'm getting back around $8,000

black out the names and addresses on your 1040 from 2005 and 2006, scan them into your computer and e-mail them to me. . .i'll tell you exactly why

 

[alien amp pharm]

for some unknown reason, i'm getting back around $8,000

Maybe they consider your huge gut as a dependent.

 

[stilleto]

black out the names and addresses on your 1040 from 2005 and 2006, scan them into your computer and e-mail them to me. . .i'll tell you exactly why

i don't have a working scanner, but i'll take a look and see if i can copy it or take a pic for you.
my accountant is e-filing for me.