If the reporter cashed the check for the month of death (and any later months), do not ask for a refund. Advise the reporter that the Treasury Department (TD) may request the funds back from the bank that cashed the check for a period of up to 12 months from the month that SSA learns of the death.
For example, if 5% of your non-Roth IRA are non-deductible contributions, then 5% of the conversion amount must be non-deductible contributions, and the rest must come from the deductible contributions, including earnings and rollover contributions.
If you or your parents write off medical expenses, you can include travel as one of the costs. This includes bus fare, taxi costs, ambulance expenses and the price of driving to doctors or hospitals. As of 2013, you can deduct 24 cents a mile, plus any parking fees or tolls.ou can instead claim actual expenses -- the share of your gas, repairs, oil changes and so on that you can credit to your trip. If 5 percent of your driving this year is a medical deduction, you can deduct 5 percent of your total expenses.