My mother, Ivy Nogle, has been living with me for little more than a
year. I am in the process of preparing her tax return and am trying to
determine if her Charles House bills can be declared as a medical
deduction. Any advice you have on this would be much appreciated.

I am quite certain the bills do not qualify as dependent care as she is
not a "dependent" (though I would dearly love to be able to check the
"head of household" box for myself.) I would want her to spend the
days at Charles House even if I were not working, but she does attend
those days that I spend at the University. She can stay by herself,
but I prefer that it not be for more than a few hours.

Thanks for sharing your experiences.

Carol

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Carol L. Lucas, Professor
Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Applied Sciences
CB#7575, 152 MacNider Hall
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7575
Phone: (919)966-2071, Fax: (919)966-2963
e-mail: clucas@...
homepage: http://www.bme.unc.edu/faculty/clucas.html
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