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Test your understanding of the federal income tax medical and dental expenses deduction.
April 2006

1. How many 2003 itemized IRS returns included medical and dental expenses deductions?

a) All of them
b) 75%
c) 50%
d) 20%

2. What was the average medical and dental deduction among those who claimed it in 2003?

a) $25,000
b) $6,450
c) $2,000
d) $100

3. Americans in which income range had the highest total medical and dental expense deductions in 2003?

a) $15,000 to $20,000
b) $45,000 to $50,000
c) $75,000 to $100,000
d) $500,000 to $1,000,000

4. Which is not a deductible medical or dental expense?

a) Laser eye surgery
b) False teeth
c) Nicotine patches
d) Premiums for long term care insurance

5. How much of your medical and dental expenses can you deduct?

a) All qualifying expenses
b) All of it, but only if the total of your deductions is more than 7.5% of your gross income
c) Only the portion that exceeds 7.5% of your gross income
d) Only the amount that exceeds your deductions from last year

Source: Internal Revenue Service. For more information on medical and dental expense deductions, go to http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc502.html.

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