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Title: Sex Change Surgery Is Now Tax Deductible
Post by: Shana A on November 11, 2011, 09:06:01 AM
Post by: Shana A on November 11, 2011, 09:06:01 AM
Sex Change Surgery Is Now Tax Deductible
By Jonathan Berr | November 10, 2011
http://moneyland.time.com/2011/11/10/sex-change-surgery-is-now-tax-deductable/ (http://moneyland.time.com/2011/11/10/sex-change-surgery-is-now-tax-deductable/)
The Internal Revenue Service isn't going to fight people any longer who want to deduct the cost of gender reassignment surgery from their taxes.
According to a so-called acquiescence filed earlier this month, IRS officials notified the Tax Court that it would abide by a 2010 decision that held that some medical expenses from such surgeries could be deducted. It also ends the nearly decade-long battle that Rhiannon O'Donnabhain, who was born male and fathered three children, waged against the IRS to deduct $5,000 in expenses she incurred to bring her anatomy in line with her gender identity. The IRS at first denied her request claiming the procedure was entirely cosmetic.
By Jonathan Berr | November 10, 2011
http://moneyland.time.com/2011/11/10/sex-change-surgery-is-now-tax-deductable/ (http://moneyland.time.com/2011/11/10/sex-change-surgery-is-now-tax-deductable/)
The Internal Revenue Service isn't going to fight people any longer who want to deduct the cost of gender reassignment surgery from their taxes.
According to a so-called acquiescence filed earlier this month, IRS officials notified the Tax Court that it would abide by a 2010 decision that held that some medical expenses from such surgeries could be deducted. It also ends the nearly decade-long battle that Rhiannon O'Donnabhain, who was born male and fathered three children, waged against the IRS to deduct $5,000 in expenses she incurred to bring her anatomy in line with her gender identity. The IRS at first denied her request claiming the procedure was entirely cosmetic.
Title: Re: Sex Change Surgery Is Now Tax Deductible
Post by: Guantanamera on November 12, 2011, 05:10:52 PM
Post by: Guantanamera on November 12, 2011, 05:10:52 PM
What types of procedures are currently covered?