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Can a Beautician Deduct the Cost of Lasik Eye Surgery as Business Expense if It Is Business Related?
If a beautician wants to have the Lasik eye surgery done because the steamer always blurs her glass. Can she deduct the cost as business expense instead of medical expense since it is work related? Thanks.
Tags: business expense, cost of lasik eye, steamer, Medical Specialties, medical expense
Does not sound like the Lasik eye surgery would be a ordinary and necessary expense of the business operation.
A deduction is allowed only for expenses primarily paid for the prevention or alleviation of a physical or mental defect or illness. Medical care expenses include payments for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or treatment affecting any structure or function of the body. The cost of drugs is deductible only for drugs that require a prescription, except for insulin.
You may deduct only the amount by which your total medical care expenses for the year exceed 7.5% of your adjusted gross income. You do this calculation on Form 1040 Schedule A in computing the amount deductible.
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LikeDislikeNope, that is a cosmetic surgery. The only way it could even remotely be a work expense is if this surgery was REQUIRED for that profession....which it is not. If this person even thinks about claiming that, they would be serious audit bait.
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LikeDislikeYou can deduct it as a "medical" expense.
You are not allowed to deduct it as a business expense, because it also serves non-business purposes. You also need clothing to work (you are not allowed to work naked), but you do not get to deduct your clothes, even though you wear them at work, because you can also wear them at other times. I assume you will also use your eyes when you are not at work.
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LikeDislikeMedical yes, business no.
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LikeDislikecontacts wont steam up
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