Rituximab (Rituxan and MabThera) is a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis that has not improved with other types of medications, as well as certain forms of vasculitis. It works by turning off a part of the immune system that is not working properly in autoimmune diseases.
For the purpose of this sales tax exemption, âdirectlyâ means having an immediate effect on an item or in an activity, without an intervening, ancillary or prior effect.
Before 2010, higher-income taxpayers were subject to a phase-out rule that curtailed deductions for personal and dependent exemptions. That rule was gone for 2010, 2011 and 2012 but is back for 2013 and beyond.Also back is the phase-out of itemized deductions for high earners.Note: If you are subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) , a parallel tax system that is increasingly affecting middle-income taxpayers, you cannot deduct personal or dependent exemptions.n exemption is an amount of money you can subtract from your Adjusted Gross Income, just for having dependents. Personal and dependent exemptions for yourself and qualifying family members reduce the amount of income on which you will be taxed. (in effect, these exemptions are the same as deductions).