Originally Posted by eshep3. I normally fly Continental, but got a great rate on Southwest and booked a flight to LAX. I would like to know how full the flight is. On Continental, I would just look at the seat map and see how many seats are empty. There is no such thing on Southwest.
If you're eligible to take the tax break, you can choose to claim elder care either as a medical expense or as dependent care. If your mother is your dependent, you are eligible to deduct elder care as either medical expenses or dependent care, subject to IRS rules on the nature of the care.
Lower medical costs level leaving: The smaller deduction threshold for older filers was granted as part of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. The 7.5 percent was in effect when the law was enacted in 2010, but to pay for the ACA, the threshold was hiked to 10 percent beginning with the 2013 tax year.