And now came more bustle than ever; a great running hither and thither, a rapping of hammers and a babble of voices sounded everywhere through the place, for the folk were building great arches across the streets, beneath which the King was to pass, and were draping these arches with silken banners and streamers of many colors.
The medical device excise tax applies to manufacturers and importers and generally does not apply to individual consumers. Sales of taxable medical devices for further manufacture or export may be made tax free if certain registration and other requirements are met.
If you don't have an HSA, you can deduct the cost of your breast pump and other related equipment as long as your total medical costs exceed 7.5 percent of your adjusted gross income. Before this ruling, the IRS considered breast pumps as feeding equipment, not medical devices, thus they were not tax-deductible.