[NAGDU] Income tax question That is related to blindness and Guide dogs

[Jackie]

I don’t know about blindness expenses, but guide dog expenses. Yes, you can deduct to a certain point. Expenses such as medical or other things that are required such as food to keep them working, can be deducted. It goes under medical expenses.

Jaclyn Schiemann

> On Apr 2, 2024, at 6:13 PM, Christina Moore via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Vanessa,
> 
> I am by no means a tax expert or someone who has had the opportunity to
> take advantage of these tax offerings however I found a few useful articles
> that might answer your question from both the IRS itself and TurboTax.
> TurboTax "Tax Tips for the Blind":
> https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/disability/tax-tips-for-the-blind/L80haiutG
> IRS Publication 907 (2023) Tax Highlights for Persons with Disabilities
> (directs to several other publications):
> https://www.irs.gov/publications/p907
> I hope this helps in some way.
> Thanks.
> Christina
> 
>> On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 5:48 PM Vanessa Lowery via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> if anyone on the list is familiar with tax law, I would appreciate a reply
>> back. Am I understanding is that we can deduct our Guide Dog and blindness
>> related expenses on our income tax provided that the amount totaled is
>> around seven or 8% of our income or above that. Does anyone know if that is
>> correct? If it is, then that means that the gentleman who's been preparing
>> my taxes has been doing it incorrectly for years. A quick response would be
>> appreciated. Hope everyone had a good Easter. Or Passover.
>> 
>> Vanessa and the zoo
>> Sent from my iPhone
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