- 6 - 1993 1994 Medical and dental expenses $9,903.06 $10,075.89 7.5% of Adjusted gross income 4,413.76 5,273.53 Medical expense deduction 5,489.30 4,802.36 Included in the deduction for each year are expenses for medical services, drugs, prescriptions, etc. for petitioner, his spouse, and other members of his family, paid for by checks drawn on a joint checking account maintained by petitioner and his spouse. Most of the expenses relate to petitioner’s spouse and were paid for by checks written by her. Petitioner and his spouse were covered under separate employment-based medical insurance plans. The medical expense deductions also include petitioner’s costs for his insurance coverage, that is $1,008 and $875.68 for the years 1993 and 1994, respectively. The 1994 medical expense deduction also includes Medicare taxes totaling $1,707 that were withheld from petitioner’s and his spouse’s wages. Under her medical insurance plan, petitioner’s spouse received insurance reimbursements of $3,824.20 and $3,772.20 for 1993 and 1994, respectively, with respect to medical expenses incurred by her. These reimbursements are not taken into account in the medical expense deduction claimed by petitioner for either year. In the notice of deficiency for each year in issue, respondent: (1) Disallowed the “Deductible rental real estatePage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next
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