[ahgandar]

Hello Everyone. I was on the IRS website and found these medical expenses that are includible. I thought maybe it would help in case that they give us a simulation on medical expenses:

What Medical Expenses Are Includible per the IRS Website

Abortion

Acupuncture

Alcoholism

Ambulance

Annual Physical Examination

Artificial Limb

Artificial Teeth

Autoette

Bandages

Birth Control Pills

Body Scan

Braille Books and Magazines

Breast Pumps and Supplies

Breast Reconstruction Surgery

Capital Expenses

Car

Chiropractor

Christian Science Practitioner

Contact Lenses

Crutches

Dental Treatment

Diagnostic Devices

Disabled Dependent Care Expenses

Drug Addiction

Drugs

Eyeglasses

Eye Surgery

Fertility Enhancement

Founder’s Fee

Guide Dog or Other Service Animal

Health Institute

Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)

Hearing Aids

Home Care

Home Improvements

Hospital Services

Insurance Premiums

Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled, Special Home for

Laboratory Fees

Lactation Expenses

Lead-Based Paint Removal

Learning Disability

Legal Fees

Lifetime Care—Advance Payments

Lodging

Long-Term Care

Meals

Medical Conferences

Medical Information Plan

Medicines

Nursing Home

Nursing Services

Operations

Optometrist

Organ Donors

Osteopath

Oxygen

Physical Examination

Pregnancy Test Kit

Prosthesis

Psychiatric Care

Psychoanalysis

Psychologist

Special Education

Sterilization

Stop-Smoking Programs

Surgery

Telephone

Television

Therapy

Transplants

Transportation

Trips

Tuition

Vasectomy

Vision Correction Surgery

Weight-Loss Program

Wheelchair

Wig

X-ray

BEC 78 (11/28/2011); 71 (1/28/2010)
AUD 75 (11/05/2010); 73 (11/23/2009)
FAR 77 (08/08/2011; 70 (04/28/2011); 64 (02/28/2011)
REG 77,(11/12/2011); 77 (10/31/2009) Expired

Done after two years

[hopefulcpa28]

Thank you so much for the list!!! I'm sure if we have a question related to Medical expenses, they'll throw some weird ones from here…good to know!

[ahgandar]

No problem. I saw this listing, and I thought to myself that there is no way they can fool anyone on that, if you know this list. It has everything!!! From Wigs, Surgery, Dental Implants to alcoholics!

BEC 78 (11/28/2011); 71 (1/28/2010)
AUD 75 (11/05/2010); 73 (11/23/2009)
FAR 77 (08/08/2011; 70 (04/28/2011); 64 (02/28/2011)
REG 77,(11/12/2011); 77 (10/31/2009) Expired

Done after two years

[Youngbizman]

Appreciate the thought, but honestly wouldn't spend the time trying to memorize this list. Understanding the basic principle of necessity for medical needs will answer most of the questions.

[ahgandar]

I did not post this for people to memorize the list. I posted it so people can take a 10 second glance at it to become familiar with some unconventional medical expenses that the CPA exam can ask. For instance, the exam may ask if a wig is a medical expense or if an alcoholic taking AA courses is a medical expense. These are not as intuitive as one would think.

Thanks,

Aaron

BEC 78 (11/28/2011); 71 (1/28/2010)
AUD 75 (11/05/2010); 73 (11/23/2009)
FAR 77 (08/08/2011; 70 (04/28/2011); 64 (02/28/2011)
REG 77,(11/12/2011); 77 (10/31/2009) Expired

Done after two years

[Soproudofmyself]

Thanks! That's helpful!

[Soproudofmyself]

I got a question from becker that completely through me off. They included Medicare A premiums versus Medicare B premiums and I had no idea what each meant….and I already forgot. One is included and not the other….something to look into…

[tbass1501]

Interesting. Thanks for posting.

REG - 76 (08/30/11)
AUD - 81 (11/14/11)
BEC - 88 (02/13/12)
FAR - 86 (07/30/12)

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