Massage therapist deducting chiropractic on Sch C???

[Roland Slugg]

I disagree with the others above who quickly dismissed the idea. The facts as presented in the OP seem to make a good case for deducting the chiropractic sessions as a business expense. There is no rule that says medical expenses and similar costs must be deducted on Schedule A and only on Schedule A. If the massage therapist can document and justify her need for those "repairs," I think they qualify as a legitimate business deduction.

[FEDUKE404]

No way

Glad MY name is not associated with that tax return. . .

FE

[Burke]

Agree. No Sche C deduction, personal medical expense.

[DonB]

Schedule A---

[kamckinley]

Hi All. I have a new client who is a massage therapist. On her previous years' tax returns she has been deducting the cost of chiropractic care on Schedule C for her massage business. When I first saw it, I thought maybe she paid a chiropractor to provide services to her massage clients, but it turns out the chiropractic care was for her. She says it's work related because she gets out of alignment when she gives massages.

What do you guys think? Can chiropractic care ever be deducted on a Schedule C? I'm thinking it needs to be moved to Sch A which means she's out of luck since she doesn't itemize.

Thanks as always for any input.