LD List Colleagues:
In case this may be helpful to some of you...please see below. I've
excerpted it from this free newsletter offered by Wrightslaw at:
http://www.wrightslaw.com/nltr/07/nl.0205.htm .  

Actually, I find their entire website invaluable: www.wrightslaw.com .

Enjoy! Jackie

Jackie Taylor
jataylor at utk.edu 

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2006 Tax Benefits for Parents of Children with Disabilities by Mike
O'Connor, Esq.

If you have a child with a disability - a severe learning disability
(SLD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), AD/HD, or other physical, mental
or emotional impairment - you may qualify for valuable tax benefits.

According to parent attorney Mike O'Connor, "It's likely that 15-30
percent of families with a disabled child have one or more unclaimed tax
benefits."

Did you know that "tuition costs for a special school that has a program
designed to educate children with disabilities and amounts paid for a
child's tutoring by a teacher specially trained and qualified to deal
with severe disabilities may be deducted"?

Did you know that "Special instruction or training or therapy, such as
sign language instruction, speech therapy, and remedial reading
instruction" may be deductible? Did you know that related books and
materials can qualify for the medical expense deduction"?

Did you know that "Parents who attend conferences to obtain medical
information concerning treatment for and care of their child may deduct
some of the costs of attending a medical conference relating to a
dependent's chronic health condition"?

In 2006 Tax Benefits for Parents of Children with Disabilities, Mr.
O'Connor provides a summary of the most significant federal income tax
benefits. He advises you to print out this guide and provide your tax
adviser with a copy. We agree with this excellent advice!

Download your copy of 2006 Tax Benefits for Parents of Children with
Disabilities by Mike O'Connor, Esq.
http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/tax.2006.benefits.oconnor.htm
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