IRS Declares Obesity a Disease for Tax Deduction Purposes
The IRS now treats obesity as a medical disease backed by NIH and WHO findings. Deductible medical expenses require medically guided weight loss programs and itemized filings, excluding gym memberships and diet foods. The ruling covers 2001 returns and retroactively to 1998 with amended filings possible.
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Vision Iowa plan eyed for Cedar Rapids projects
Vision Group supports a Cedar Rapids Vision Iowa plan with a $140000 budget funded mainly by the city Linn County the Renaissance Group and the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce The plan may pursue grants corporate sponsorship and potential Vision Iowa funds Cedar Rapids ground work praised by Vision Iowa chair Michael Gartner The story also notes IRS guidance on medical expense deductibility for smoking cessation and alcoholism treatments.
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Buddies program links Jefferson students with books to keep
Becky Stover explains Book Buddies connects middle school readers with adult books. Iowa Stories 2000 coordinators Stephanie Schulte and Carol Hoke helped. Students chose five titles from Define Normal to Night Hoops and kept the books thanks to local donations.
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