[Ohio-talk] Possibly crazy question about funding for an AIRA subscription

[Eric Duffy]

Chris,

The best advice you will ever get from a list is this. Check with your accountant regarding tax advice. Check with Social Security about impairment related work expenses. 

Remember that Aira now has a partnership with Intuit so that minutes used related to a business that you own are free. 

Eric

> On Nov 17, 2018, at 2:37 PM, Christopher Sabine, ONH Consulting via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello all.
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> I have a possibly off the wall question about Aira and funding.
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> I am currently self-employed and receive SSDI as a Blind beneficiary and am
> curious about funding options for an AIRA subscription. I work primarily
> from home as an energy management consultant and also have a side business
> doing educational consulting. I have done travel occasionally for both
> businesses but so far family and existing travel skills have been sufficient
> for navigation. 
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> I am aware of the availability of Stable accounts and potentially other
> income set-asides for disability related expenses. However, I'd like to know
> if it is possible to deduct the cost of an Aira subscription from my taxable
> income as a medical or business expense as a Blind person? This would allow
> me to obtain AIRA while also cutting my self-employment tax (potentially
> substantially). I'm also aware of the Blind work Expense per SSA but not
> sure if this applies to SSDI. Any info on this (including any relevant case
> law or IRS regulations on this) would be appreciated.
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> Again, I'm just exploring options at this point.
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> Happy Thanksgiving to all.
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> 
> Chris
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