<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>
 
>>TAX INFORMATION:  Save all receipts from gluten-free products purchased
>>for your diet.  You are allowed to claim the excessl cost for purchasing
>>products...
>
> Assume the "claim" is a medical expense deduction.  If so, this is only
> available to those that itemize, and medical expenses must mount up to
> some % of income before they "kick-in" as a deduction.
 
To what extent are we allowed to take this? For example, I purchase Corn
Pops for cereal. Around here, it costs $3.10+. I've seen it as high as
$3.50.  I never bought this before being diagnosed. I used to buy larger
boxes of cereal for half of that, and then with a coupon.  What proof (if
any) do I need of the difference?
 
Does it apply to mixes as well?  I buy a bread mix for $4.35. I enjoy the
bread, but it does make a much smaller loaf than the one I used to buy for
$1.00. I used to buy a lot of my products based on coupons. I still do,
but my selection is much more limited. (I used to save $40-$50 in coupons,
now I save about $10 since I can't use as many.)  Do coupons factor into
this at all?
 
I realize that the increased cost must be a % of income, but my grocery
bill went up 5 times after being diagnosed with CD.  Any help with any of
these questions is greatly appreciated.
 
ben moreland <[log in to unmask]>