A Tax Break for Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums? “Yes, If ...
in Avoid losing your Retirement Money from a Nursing Home and Medicaid Spend Down / Education of Long Term Care Insurance tagged — Thinking of getting long-term care insurance? Or already have a policy? “Remember / “be sure to check out your eligibility. And don’t neglect to make your claim.” What if you’re just thinking about getting a policy? “Take the tax angle into account / “You may qualify for a federal tax deduction of hundreds to thousands of dollars per year.” For those who qualify / ” are as follows: Attained Age Before Close of 2017 Taxable Year / Limitation on Premiums • 40 or less: $410 • More than 40 but not more than 50: $770 • More than 50 but not more than 60; $1 / ” Robinson says. “Find out if Uncle Sam might / ” says Robinson / 090 • More than 70: $5 / 110 “If you already have a policy / 530 • More than 60 but not more than 70: $4 / and they recur year after year. For the taxable year beginning in 2017 / deductions can be sizeable / in effect / regarding eligible long-term care premiums includible in the term “medical care / Says Les Robinson of LESLTC / some of the expense may be deductible / the limitations under Section 213(d)(10) of the IRS tax code by Les Robinson