Labor Costs. Labor costs are rolled up into the cost of the rest of the project for the purpose of figuring deductions and depreciation. The IRS considers labor costs on improvements and renovations to be a capital expense.
According to a 2014 GAO study, Milwaukee has some of the country's highest health care costs. A total hip replacement costs up to $11,000 more in that city's hospitals than in those of Minneapolis, Boston, Cleveland or St. Louis. Similarly, placement of a coronary stent costs up to $13,000 more in Milwaukee than in most other markets.
Updated Feb. 25, 2011 12:01 a.m. ET. The showdown in Wisconsin over fringe benefits for public employees boils down to one number: 74.2. That's how many cents the public pays Milwaukee public-school teachers and other employees for retirement and health benefits for every dollar they receive in salary. The corresponding rate for employees of private firms is 24.3 cents.