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Rawson-Saunders tuition may be tax-deductible for your family as a medical expense. IRS publication 502 indicates under the heading of Special Education that: - You can include in medical expenses the cost (tuition, meals, and lodging) of attending a school that furnishes special education to help a child to overcome learning disabilities. A doctor must recommend that the child attend the school. Overcoming the learning disabilities must be a principal reason for attending the school, and any ordinary education received must be incidental to the special education provided.
Under the heading of Transportation, the publication indicates: - You can include in medical expenses amounts paid for transportation for, and essential to, medical care. You can include:
- Car Expenses. You can include out-of pocket expenses, such as the cost of gas and oil, when you use a car for medical reasons. You cannot include depreciation, insurance, general repair, or maintenance expenses.
If you do not want to use your actual expenses, for 2009 you can use the standard medical mileage rate of 24 cents a mile. You can also include parking fees and tolls. You can add these fees and tolls to your medical expenses whether you use actual expenses or use the standard mileage rate.
Please check out IRS Publication 502, Medical and Dental Expenses, and speak to your tax professional about your family's eligibility for this deduction. In case this deduction does apply, in January our business office emails to parents an electronic report of all tuition payments made to Rawson-Saunders. Because Rawson-Saunders does not possess expertise in tax law, any questions about this deduction should be directed to your tax professional. |
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