Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Off Topic - NPC No Porsche Content, NFC, - US Tax Question

[red5hilser (red5hilser]

Hey Larry: The kicker for me was that I paid her child support for 2 years 
while he lived with me until he was 18. His birthday was in the 11th of the 
month, so I prorated the month, only giving her only 1/3 of the normal 'blood 
money.' Boy, was she pissed! At his funeral she and her new husband worked the 
crowd for 'donations' which they kept before they left town. And I thought I'd 
seen it all.
 
Yer pal, Ferrari Bubba
 
 
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From: l02turner [at] comcast.net
To: red5hilser [at] aol.com
Cc: Ferrari [at] Ferrarilist.com
Sent: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Off Topic - NPC No Porsche Content, NFC, - US Tax 
Question


Hi Bill, 
    I'm really very sorry to hear about your son - there's no words of 
condolence suitable when a young son such as yours dies.  I wish there was 
something I could say that would help ease the pain but I think only time 
helps.  
 
    I was prepared to do the same - it was done and past history - then I found 
I owe almost $2k in taxes & have been looking for all deductions possible (& 
impossible it appears).  She was with us for 10+ years with the last 3 yrs 
totally bedridden.  If my wife wasn't an angel I'm not sure I could have 
managed the bathing, bathroom stuff, meals, etc.  My wife & I both promised our 
parents we wouldn;t let them go into a nursing home - they were from a 
generation where "nursing home" had a very bad conotation.   At one point both 
our moms were "living" with us.  Debbie's mom was comatose when she arrived - 
the doctor sent her home to die but once we got her off the dozen or so meds 
she came back (terrible doctor that she trusted).  As for my mom -   my brother 
& his wife were in the process of admitting her to a NH when we went and 
brought her home with us.  Not a pretty scene.  Mom was confused much of the 
time.
 
Sorry about the long story - 
 
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: red5hilser [at] aol.com 
To: l02turner [at] comcast.net 
Cc: Ferrari [at] Ferrarilist.com 
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Off Topic - NPC No Porsche Content, NFC, - US Tax 
Question


Hey Larry. Sorry to hear of your loss. Same thing happened to me when my 23 
year-old son was killed on a motorcycle. The hospital and funeral expenses set 
me back around $10 grand. I paid for everything. Deduct it on my taxes? Hell 
no. I was proud to do it. I wanted to pay it for my only son as a final gesture 
of love and gratitude that I felt and still feel  for him. He wasn't just 
another tax exemption for me, HE WAS MY SON. Of course that's only the way I 
feel. Others may feel differently.
 
Yer pal, Bill Hilser
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: l02turner [at] comcast.net
To: red5hilser [at] aol.com
Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
Sent: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 8:48 AM
Subject: [Ferrari] Off Topic - NPC No Porsche Content, NFC, - US Tax Question


Howdy,
Tried to find this answer in the IRS database -
My mom lived with us for the last 10 years of her life (at one point we had 
my M-I-L here also - for about 10 m).  We provided care with the help of 
Hospice during the last 9 months.

She had no estate - basically a zero balance checking acct & no other 
assets - I was her executor.  I paid for her funeral out of my account.

Question is, can I deduct her funeral expenses?  I never claimed her as a 
dependent and when she passed away in Jan. 06 I paid around $5k for the 
funeral.

I guess I didn't have to pay for it, but *someone* had to.  I didn't mind, 
I'd do it again - I guess it wasn't manadatory but I'd like to use the 
deduction if appropriate.

Thx -

Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
PORSCHE POSTERS!  youroil.net
Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs
Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/
. 

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