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Permalink Reply by Gerry on March 16, 2011 at 7:06am

Good morning, Chele. I am a volunteer with the AARP TaxAide program, preparing tax returns for many individuals each year. You should certainly claim out-of-pocket medical expenses and mileage to/from medical visits in your itemized deductions. (There is a 7.5% threshold for medical expenses. This means that you have to deduct 7.5% of your adjusted gross income from your unreimbursed medical expenses, then deduct the remainder. Schedule A takes you through the process.)

Permalink Reply by David Wheeler on March 16, 2011 at 7:36am

Go to the IRS web site. There you should find an answer.

Permalink Reply by wallskev on March 16, 2011 at 11:38am

To add to Gerry's note , your taxable income includes your pension and annuity income , Soc Sec Income and any IRA withdrawals not from a Roth IRA at a Federal Level to find an adjusted gross Income.

Your state Income is based on what state you live in.

Permalink Reply by calbeth on March 17, 2011 at 6:29pm

Your social security may or may not be included in your taxable income. It is dependent on the amount of other income you have.

Permalink Reply by Chele on March 17, 2011 at 9:41am

David do you have the IP for the IRS Website?

Permalink Reply by David Wheeler on March 17, 2011 at 5:31pm

Go to:

Hope this helps.
http://www.irs.gov/

Permalink Reply by Robert Miles on March 17, 2011 at 7:00pm

In some locations, there is a local IRS office that offers tax forms and answers to questions about taxes. You could check your phone book to see if there's one in your area.

It MIGHT still take hours, but at least you wouldn't have to hold the phone, and should reach at least one human much faster.

Also, I've posted several links earlier to the discussion on Free Stuff that SOMETIMES help with free medicines.

Also, you might ask your doctor if there are cheaper medicines that work almost as well for your problems.

One more idea - you might search this website for any clinical trials in your area on medicines for your problems, but so new that they haven't been tested adequately to get the FDA's approval to charge for them. Not quite as safe as using only approved medicines, but better than nothing. They are allowed not to offer any help with expenses for getting there and back, and usually don't.

http://clinicaltrials.gov/