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Posted by Mark Bole on September 25, 2007, 11:41 pm
Please log in for more thread options Harlan Lunsford wrote:
> Stuart Bronstein wrote:
>>>> Father passed away and Mother is the
>>>> conservator/legal guardian of a minor child. Mother pays
>>>> medical bills out of childs income. Can I deduct that on
>>>> the Mothers tax return?
>>> Nope, it's deductible on the child's return.
[...]
> However it should be noted that the OP didn't say whose
> medical bills were paid. If mother's bills were paid out of
> child's income, then no deduction for either mother or the
> child. Only if mother pays out of her funds for child's
> medical bills may she deduct same.
The rules for medical dependents are more relaxed. The
child could possibly take a deduction for mother's bills
paid out of child's income since the mother could be a
qualifying relative for medical purposes if child provided
more than half of mother's support (which of course includes
medical bills). Is mother a blood relative? I was puzzled
by the "conservator/legal guardian" comment.
-Mark Bole
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