Sunday, December 16, 2012

What should I get my mom for her birthday?

Q. I'm not really sure what to get her. Sephora recently had their "Best of 2008" thing so I was thinking about getting some of those products but they're all like $25+ and I'd like to keep it within the $50 limit and I think it'd be a little cheesy to get her just two products. She likes home furnishing, she likes jewelry. I don't want to get her clothes and she doesn't like going to spas. Thanks for the help!

A. Please look jewelry for mom at Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_jw?url=search-alias%3Djewelry&field-keywords=mom&x=0&y=0&tag=discount.save-20

Hope this help.

Good Luck.

Define Home Furnishing?
Q. How can you define "Home Furnishing"? Most internet dictionaries redirect this to furnishing and I can't find any definitions for it..thanks.

A. My opinion is anything that goes inside the home. This includes carpets, furniture and wall decor.

Can I claim my grandmother who is 70 year old and lives in a nursing home as a dependent?
Q. My grandmother is 70 and lives in a nursing home, I furnish all of the support for her, I paid over $12,000 for the nursing home, bought her a wheelchair, paid for her doctor's fees. Can I claim her as a dependent and deduct those expenses?

A. Yes. Provided, as it is very likely, that she ...

1) does not earn more than $3,650 gross income. In this case, if only social security, that does not count as gross income.

2) Including all her income, such as pensions and social security, you still provide over 50% support. As you say, you furnish all support.

You can deduct medical expenses on your tax return for a dependent, but not the entire cost of the nursing home. Ask them for a breakdown of the expenses, the room and board portion will not count. The other expenses, wheelchair, doctor fees, medications, etc. do count.




Powered by Yahoo! Answers

No comments:

Post a Comment