PSA: U.S. breastfeeding/pumping mamas

[stinybean]

My friend shared this on my fb page today, I think it's worth a look. According to the article there is a tax break for pumping supplies (i.e. your pump, lactation class, etc)

www.parentsociety.com/news-2/current-events/attention-new-moms-there-is-an-irs-tax-break-for-breastfeeding/

Eta: trying to fix the link

[stinybean]

Good points carrots!

[islandgirl14]

Dec 2, 2015 16:13:25 GMT -5 carrots said:

That does seem like good news! The catch is that your medical expenses have to be more than 10% of your adjusted gross income which will exclude a lot of people but it's definitely worth looking into if you've had a lot of medical expenses this year. You'll also need to itemize your deductions.

And even if you aren't BF but still bought these things to give it a try, they should still count as medical expenses under this ruling.

You took the words right out of my mouth!

[beersandweirs]

So I recently found out that you can buy breast pump supply stuff with FSA money. Since that is tax free, I probably couldn't also claim it on my taxes, right?

[stinybean]

Dec 2, 2015 18:43:53 GMT -5 beersandweirs said:

So I recently found out that you can buy breast pump supply stuff with FSA money. Since that is tax free, I probably couldn't also claim it on my taxes, right?

Idk, you should ask an accountant.