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

Tue Apr 2 22:49:48 UTC 2024

OK. I'll correct that information with my income tax guy. But we shall see what we shall see. Whether I benefit from the standard deduction or from itemized.
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> On Apr 2, 2024, at 6:46 PM, Jackie via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> It’s actually schedule a. That’s your itemized deductions. And the total of your itemized deductions has to be larger than the standard deduction or it’s not worth anything. Schedule a has a lot of stuff on it that can be deducted. Guide dog expenses go under medical.
> 
> Jaclyn Schiemann
> 
>> On Apr 2, 2024, at 6:28 PM, Vanessa Lowery via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> OK. Just talked with Jim Kutsch who used to be the CEO of The Seeing Eye. Turned out to be a good resource. What I know is that you have to itemize, and he believes that it needs to be at or above 10% of your income. You have to fill out a schedule B form rather than the standard form
>> Vanessa and the zoo  
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>>>> On Apr 2, 2024, at 6:21 PM, Jackie via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>> 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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