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Insurance

Important Change
for 2002

Self-employed health insurance deduction.
  • For 2002, the self-employed health insurance deduction percentage increases to 70%. See Self-Employed Health Insurance Deduction.
  • Introduction

    You generally can deduct the ordinary and necessary cost of insurance as a business expense if it is for your trade, business, or profession. However, you may have to capitalize certain insurance costs under the uniform capitalization rules. For more information, see Capitalized Premiums, later.

    Useful items

    Publication  15–B:  Employer's Tax Guide to Fringe Benefits
     525:  Taxable and Nontaxable Income
     538:  Accounting Periods and Methods
     547:  Casualties, Disasters, and Thefts
    Form (and Instructions)
    1040 U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
    See chapter 14 for information about getting publications and forms.

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