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  • Tax Advice - Medical Mileage Deduction

    05/22/2017 12:14:14 PM PDT · by fwdude · 27 replies
    Self | 05/22/17 | FWDude
    I'm a little embarrassed to ask since I'm an accountant of sorts, but I've never been able to find a definitive answer to this. Perhaps it is more "working knowledge" that someone in the personal tax field is comfortable with. On deductible medical (or any) miles, what is considered the start and end point on the trip for mileage calculation purposes? I'm asking because it is almost never a cut-and-dry situation. Many people begin their trip to the doctor from an employer, from an errand destination, or just while "out," not neatly from home, to doctor, to home. If a...
  • I will soon be ripped by the IRS and I need serious tax advice.

    04/18/2014 6:39:07 PM PDT · by elahtap · 130 replies
    Self | 04/18/2014 | Self
    Hi Fellow Freepers, I am conservative to the core, and have been a long time lurker (8 years +) here, but I was finally spurred to set up an account. I wanted to get some advice. The potential stakes are high and I wanted to post this here because, as a group, you are the smartest people I know. I know my FRiends here will tell me what I need to know I am a 58 y/o professional with a good job, and my wife had been a stay-at-home mom since our children were born. In mid 2010 we purchased...