[nagdu] Does anyone know if you can claim your guide dog

[cheryl echevarria]

I am my own boss, I have to ask myself that question. LOL

Actually I stopped working in July 09, have a case with NY State Human 
Rights.

Cheryl Echevarria
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ginger Kutsch" <gingerKutsch at yahoo.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Does anyone know if you can claim your guide dog


> Dear Cheryl,
>
> Here's an excerpt from the IRS Publication 502 (2009), Medical
> and Dental Expenses
> http://www.irs.gov/publications/p502/ar02.html
>
> Guide Dog or Other Service Animal
> You can include in medical expenses the costs of buying,
> training, and maintaining a guide dog or other service animal to
> assist a visually-impaired or hearing-impaired person, or a
> person with other physical disabilities.
>
>
> Also, if your employer offers a Flexible Spending Account (FSA),
> you can use those funds to pay for your dog's expenses.
>
> Ginger
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of cheryl echevarria
> Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 8:11 AM
> To: GDF-TALK; nagdu
> Subject: [nagdu] Does anyone know if you can claim your guide dog
>
> Does anyone know when filing your taxes, can you either claim
> your service animal as an expense or a deduction, doing my taxes.
>
> Thank you.
>
> I had also asked a question a few days ago what is Top Dog, I
> have heard this before and there is a convention or seminar every
> year I think or am I mistaken.  Is this a separate organization.
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> Independent Travel Consultant
> http://Echevarriatravel.com
> 1-866-580-5574
>
> http://blog.echevarriatravel.com
> Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
> CST-1018299-10
>
>
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