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I am not deducting withholding, social security, etc

If the person is in MC or SNF a portion of their monthly costs attributed to medical care can be claimed for medical care around 40%. AL or IL does not count. The only part that can be claimed is for professional services from medical providers and legal. Custodial care does not count.
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The IRS has a lot of good information for you on their site.
If you cannot find what you need do contact your own CPA or tax preparer.
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spikebreon, best to speak with a CPA regarding this, as tax rules are always changing.


At one time my late Dad could deduct the cost of caregivers when they were coming to his home. Once he moved to senior living, private caregivers could not be deducted. Don't know if that has changed.
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From your question it seems likely that YOU are paying the caregiver costs that you want to deduct from YOUR taxable income. It’s normally a very bad idea to pay these yourself.

The answers given so far are probably whether and what the person who receives and pays for the care can deduct from their OWN income for tax purposes. Please clarify – this is an anonymous site so privacy is not really an issue, and wrong answers certainly won’t help you.
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This is a question for a CPA. But because you do not take out payroll taxes I doubt you can deduct the cost of a caregiver.

I think this because when I had my daughter in Daycare, I needed the owners tax info to be able to make the deduction. IRS wanted to make sure the owner was paying taxes on the money she received. I would think the same goes for paying a Caregiver. The IRS wants to make sure the Caregiver is paying taxes on the money you give them. If your paying under the table, the Caregiver is probably not paying taxes.
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