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|Articles|November 19, 2010

Deduct long-term care premiums

Find out whether premiums for long-term care policies are deductible.

A: Yes. Businesses are permitted to deduct premiums up to fixed dollar amounts, which are set based upon the age of each employee insured.

For an individual purchasing a policy, premiums are only deductible to the extent that they exceed 7.5% of adjusted gross income. It is deducted on Schedule A attached to the 1040 form.

Send your money management questions to [email protected]Answers to our readers' questions were provided by Medical Economics adviser David J. Schiller, JD, Schiller Law Associates, Norristown, Pennsylvania.

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