That you have experienced difficulty breathing and shortness of breath is not surprising. The poison ivy could irritate your airways, causing either asthma or acute bronchitis. In addition, the hairy component may be an overgrowth of mold or fungus on the poison ivy that could also irritate your airways.
Some of these qualify as child-care programs and get you a tax deduction. The deductions arenât available for everyone â for example, a stay-at-home parent negates the child-care deduction.
A deduction is allowed for amounts paid to care for a qualifying child, or a disabled dependent or spouse so that a taxpayer may work or look for work. Massachusetts bases its child care expense deduction on the amount of qualifying expenses used to compute the federal child care credit under I.R.C. Â§ 21.