Sandra is single and does a lot of business entertaining at home.Because Arthur,Sandra's 80-year old dependent grandfather who lived with Sandra,needs medical and nursing care,he moved to Twilight Nursing Home.During the year,Sandra made the following payments on behalf of Arthur:

Twilight has medical staff in residence.Disregarding the AGI floor,how much,if any,of these expenses qualify for a medical deduction by Sandra?

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Sandra is single and does a lot of business entertaining at home.Because Arthur,Sandra's 80-year old dependent grandfather who lived with Sandra,needs medical and nursing care,he moved to Twilight Nursing Home.During the year,Sandra made the following payments on behalf of Arthur:
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Twilight has medical staff in residence.Disregarding the AGI floor,how much,if any,of these expenses qualify for a medical deduction by Sandra?

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Under the IRS rules, medical expenses for a dependent qualify for a deduction if the taxpayer provides more than half of the support of the dependent and the dependent's medical and nursing care expenses were paid by the taxpayer. In this case, Sandra provided more than half of Arthur's support and paid $6,050 for his medical and nursing care expenses at the nursing home. Therefore, $6,050 qualifies for a medical deduction.

Sandra Is Single and Does a Lot of Business Entertaining