Dealing With The Awkward Phase(s) Bear in mind that hair, on average, grows a quarter of an inch to half an inch per month. So even though the goal is to grow out your hair as quickly as possible, youâll still need to check in with your stylist every 4 to 6 weeks. âThis will maintain healthy hair, and will help you avoid the potential mullet syndrome, where there is an imbalance between the length and the layers,â says Cutler.
The standard deduction is the simplest way to deduct medical costs from your taxes. Rather than totaling all of your allowable deductions, you can simply subtract the standard deduction from your adjusted gross income. In 2010, the standard deductions were $5,700 for single taxpayers, $11,400 for married couples and $8,400 for head of household taxpayers. In certain situations, you can take an even higher standard deduction.
In order to claim a medical expense tax deduction on Schedule A, your expenses have to add up to at least 10 percent of your adjusted gross income. You only get to deduct the expenses that exceed this 10 percent threshold. For example, if your adjusted gross income is $100,000 and you have $12,000 in qualified medical expenses, youâll get to deduct $2,000. The first $10,000 of your medical expenses is used to meet the 10 percent threshold. The remaining $2,000 can be claimed as a tax deduction. The deduction threshold used to be 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income, but it increased to 10 percent in 2013. However, if you or your spouse was 65 or older, the IRS kept the threshold at 7.5% of your adjusted gross income through 2016.