Question it says Guide Dog or Other Service Animal ...the client says other service animal applies to his esa animal and the IRS guidelines do say specifically state : An emotional support animal expenses are not deductible as a medical expense mentioned in the thread ...
https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc502
- Amounts paid for false teeth, reading or prescription eyeglasses, contact lenses, hearing aids, a guide dog or other service animal to assist a visually impaired or hearing disabled person, or a person with other physical disabilities, crutches, and wheelchairs.
It mention in order tc502 physical does not mention anything about emotional support
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p502.pdf
Guide Dog or Other Service Animal
You can include in medical expenses the costs of buying,
training, and maintaining a guide dog or other service animal to assist a visually impaired or hearing disabled person, or a person with other physical disabilities. In general,
this includes any costs, such as food, grooming, and veterinary care, incurred in maintaining the health and vitality
of the service animal so that it may perform its duties.
https://www.ada.gov/resources/service-animals-2010-requirements/#how-service-animal-is-defined
ADA definition:
How “Service Animal” Is Defined
Service animals are defined as dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities. Examples of such work or tasks include guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling a wheelchair, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure, reminding a person with mental illness to take prescribed medications, calming a person with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) during an anxiety attack, or performing other duties. Service animals are working animals, not pets. The work or task a dog has been trained to provide must be directly related to the person’s disability. Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA.
This definition does not affect or limit the broader definition of “assistance animal” under the Fair Housing Act or the broader definition of “service animal” under the Air Carrier Access Act.
Some State and local laws also define service animal more broadly than the ADA does. Information about such laws can be obtained from the relevant State attorney general’s office.
Also where are the expenses put on the tax return...
customer said training and other expenses have occurred for 2024
