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What Schedule C Health care Expenses can I deduct?

I am helping my daughter do her taxes, and have a question about what deductions are appropriate. She is on her own, not a dependent anymore but still on my insurance as she's under 26. Her income is ...
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Health Insurance Premium deduction for Husband/Wife LLC

Assume the following situation: My wife and I own a LLC in a community property state. (50/50) We are self-employed and have no employees. Under this arrangrement, business income flows through to ...
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Why am I not allowed to take the insurance premium deduction for a marketplace plan?

I just finished my 2019 taxes using TurboTax, and I'm pretty confused about one detail. I am self-employed, and during the portion of the process where I listed my business expenses and deductions, ...
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Independent contractor self-insured HSA/ACA compliant plan

Without delving into the political motivations behind my intent at why I would want to pursue such a plan, I'm looking for some information regarding setting up a self-funded health insurance plan. ...
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Deducting self-employed ACA health insurance premiums paid for next year

I'm self-employed and paid my January 2019 ACA health insurance premium at the end of 2018. I assume I can deduct this on my 2018 taxes since I use the cash accounting basis. But what if my 2019 ...
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Understanding German state health insurance terms Mindestbeitrag for self-employed

According to this site, they operate with the following terms around a minimal monthly insurance fee: Beitragssatz - Mindestbeitrag EUR 1038.33 Krankenversicherung - 163,02 What is now the mandatory ...
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Are Medicare premiums deductible on schedule C if you also have a secondary policy from previous employer?

My wife and I both receive Medicare parts A and B. We can not participate in previous employer's health plan as primary because we are on Medicare. However, we do participate in the employer's plan as ...
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Taxes and health insurance: Find SLCSP (second lowest cost silver plan) before 1095As are issued

To do 2017 end-of-year tax planning, I need to know the second lowest cost silver plan (SLCP) for my Colorado zip code. I've tried searching my health insurer's site, the state marketplace site, and ...
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Health insurance premium tax deduction if I'm a W2 with an employer who offers no insurance?

I'm currently self-employed as an LLC (USA) with a sole proprietor tax structure. I have private health insurance and I enjoy the tax deduction for my premiums. However, I have an opportunity come ...
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Do high premium health plans make sense for those self-employed AND subject to the AMT?

As you may have guessed, I am self-employed and subject to the AMT. When evaluating health insurance plans for my family, I chose a high premium/low deductible plan so that I could take advantage of ...
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Is "premium tax credit repayment" deductible as health insurance cost for self-employed?

Under the ACA, you estimate your income for the year when signing up for a health insurance plan via the exchange. If you are eligible for a subsidy, it is calculated based on this estimated income, ...
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Switching From Employee to Independent Contractor

I've read a few different questions on here regarding the breakdown of employee vs independent contractor, but my situation has details that are quite different, hence, the question. When I was hired,...
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