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  1. Tax Court Allows Income Exclusion and Deduction for Medical Expenses of Sole Proprietor's Employee-Spouse
    From the February 16, 2006 EBIA Weekly
    With the help of a tax advisor, a sole proprietor who operated a day-care business in her home established an employer-provided accident and health plan. Acting as the employer, she signed an employment contract and a salary redirection ...
    [Speltz v. Comm’r, T.C. Summ. Op. 2006-25 (2006)]
  2. Individual Sickness Coverage Was an ERISA Plan; State-Law Claims Against Insurer Were Preempted
    From the June 30, 2005 EBIA Weekly
    Two employees who had purchased sickness coverage under a program offered at their workplace sued the insurer under state law when it denied their claims. The insurer contended that the sickness coverage was an employee welfare benefit plan under ERISA ...
    [Casselman v. American Family Life Assurance Co. of America, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 12649 (4th Cir. 2005)]
  3. Tax Court Holds That Sight-Disabled Individual's Commuting Costs Are Not Code Section 213 Medical Expenses
    From the May 27, 2004 EBIA Weekly
    In this case, a sight-disabled individual's spouse drove him to and from his job each workday. The tax court was asked to decide whether a portion of these commuting costs could be deducted as a medical expense under ...
    [Alderman v. Commissioner, T.C. Summary Opinion 2004-74 (2004)]
  4. DOJ Sues Promoters of Schemes to Report Lower Employment Taxes by Disguising Wages as Health Care Reimbursements
    From the April 29, 2004 EBIA Weekly
    The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed suit against two individuals and their businesses in an effort to stop them from selling allegedly fraudulent employee benefit schemes to employers. The DOJ claims that the schemes caused employers (who were customers ...
    [U.S. v. Zanfei, Civ. No. 04-CV-2703 (N.D. Ill. filed Apr. 15, 2004); DOJ News Release No. 04-239 (April 15, 2004)]
  5. Tax Court Considers Whether Certain Retirement Home Expenses Constitute Medical Care Under Code Sec. 213
    From the February 26, 2004 EBIA Weekly
    In this case, the taxpayers paid monthly service fees to live in an independent living unit at a retirement center. As part of a lifetime care residence agreement, the taxpayers could take advantage of several amenities, including certain medical services (...
    [Baker v. Comm'r, 2004 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 8 (T.C. 2004)]
  6. Trial Court Considers Effect of Employer's Flexible Benefit Plan on DOL Safe Harbor for Voluntary Plans
    From the June 12, 2003 EBIA Weekly
    The issue in this case was whether a disability insurance policy was exempt from ERISA, permitting an employee to bring state-law claims against the insurer for breach of contract and bad faith denial of coverage. The employee claimed that ...
    [Murdock v. UNUM Provident Corp., 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26393 (W.D. Pa. 2002)]
  7. Tax Court Provides Guidance on Whether a Laundry List of Expenditures Are Deductible Medical Expenses
    From the October 10, 2002 EBIA Weekly
    In this case, the Tax Court decided whether various taxpayer expenses qualified as deductible medical expenses. (Code Section 213 permits a deduction for medical care expenses, defined as amounts paid "for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, ...
    [Emanuel v. Comm'r, T.C. Summary Opinion 2002-127 (Tax Ct. 2002)]
  8. Children of Separated Parents Not Dependents of Father Who Didn't Have Custody
    From the February 14, 2002 EBIA Weekly
    Mr. Jeter, who was legally separated from his wife, claimed dependency exemption deductions for their two children during the period of separation. On school mornings, the mother took the children to their dad's home, which was near her apartment. ...
    [Jeter v. Comm'r, No. 01-2145 (4th Cir. 2002)]
  9. Surgeries to Remove Loose Skin After Massive Weight Loss Found to Be a Medical Expense Under Code Section 213
    From the December 20, 2001 EBIA Weekly
    Ms. Al-Murshidi lost over 100 pounds, leaving a large skin mass that spanned the width of her abdomen and spilled over onto her upper thighs. The mass was prone to infections and pain, and it prevented her from comfortably ...
    [Al-Murshidi v. Comm'r, T.C. Summary Opinion 2001-185 (T.C. 2001)]
  10. Expenses Incurred for Grandmother's Travel to U.S. and for Her U.S. Stay Do Not Qualify for Dependent Care Tax Credit
    From the October 18, 2001 EBIA Weekly
    In this tax court case, a married couple claimed a Code Section 21 child care credit for expenses they allegedly incurred for the care of their children. For two consecutive years, the couple had filed tax returns claiming a credit ...
    [Singh v. Comm'r, 2001 TNT 197-8 (T.C. 2001)]

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