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FYI, a person who hires interpreter and pays for them personally is NOT tax deductible! IRS does NOT consider it medically necessary, and don't allow such deduction for personal uses, that is why most business need to fork the expense because they are the ONES that can deduct them as business expenses. So be warned IRS will go after you if you go ahead with deducting interpreter expense as personal rather than business expense.
If you want to be able to deduct medical cost, you need to have total deduction not less than 7% of your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI). For example you have AGI of $20,000 and you need to come up with at least $1,400 dollars of medical expenses to be able to use for deductible on taxes.
IRS allows you have two choices, which you can pick one, NOT both! It is called Itemized deduction, and standard deduction. Whats difference between them? Standard deduction gives you definite amount you can deduct from your gross income. For example single can have deduction of $4,200 dollars (I can't remember exact amount). So single can TRY to itemize to see if itemizing exceeded $4,200 dollars then that single can go for Itemized deduction instead of standard deduction.
For me I always opt for standard deduction because I have kid, and even I own house, my mortgage interest expenses, and taxes haven't exceed the standard deduction, so in other word if I chose itemize deduction, I would end up owe more taxes. So forget it.
Do NOT confuse between deduction and credits. They are totally different. You can take credits for child care, retirement planning investment, EIC, etc.
My advice is talk with tax lawyer or any tax preparer, they should have definite answer for you. My input above is NOT intended as replacement for tax consulant.
Bottom line, encourage your businesses pay for the cost because they are tax deductible for them NOT you.
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