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Are My Medical Insurance Premiums Deductible For 2008 Tax Return? |
While searching Internet, I skim that "You cannot deduct insurance premiums paid by your employer or by making pre-tax premiums you pay as a result of a income reduction agreement with your employer. If the premiums are included in box 1 of your W-2, they are deductible."
I did not covenant the meaning of the first sentence, so I asked my employer but they told me to ask a tax professional for an fulfil.
So I checked my W-2 to see if the second sentence makes sense or matches my prove.
Box 1 of my W-2 is the sum of Base Hourly wages, Overtime wages and Vacation pay from my last pay break in 2008.
I did not receive the entire sum amount throughout the year because Federal Medicare, Federal Popular Security and Federal Income Tax Withheld were reduced as well as the "Medical Insurance premiums" as deductions. This means that the premiums should be included in box 1 of my W-2. Am I together?
To make it simple, I like to use numbers from each pay check as an example,
Scurvy Hourly wage: $2000
Federal Medicare:$30
Federal Social: $125
Federal Takings: $300
Medical Insurance: $315
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Net Pay: $1230 (=2000-30-125-300-315)
I am only paid this "net pay" amount biweekly, not the amount shown as "Principle Hourly wages" which are shown in box 1 of the W-2.
Can I add my Medical Insurance Premiums (about $7500) to other itemized inference items ?
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I would like to clearly restate my question: The premiums were automatically deducted from my pay hesitation (I did not actually pay it out of my pocket). Is this amount deductible? I know that the amount my employer paid ($200 per month) was not deductible.
Take your YTD paystub and rival it to the box 3 of your W-2. If the amoutn is off by your ytd-medical that you paid (the $315), then it's been paid PRE-tax and you don't get to deduct it again.
Many, but not all, employers have set up cafeteria plans so the folding money can be pre-tax ast his is a better deal for their employees than paying it post-tax. (The appoint A deduction is worthless to 95-99% of them.)
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