My parents are paying for people to care for them 24x7. We are writing checks from their account to people who are basically self-employed. They don't work for a company. One person created a company knowing we were going to try to deduct the expenses and the others are just charging us a fee for sitting with them and feeding my parents. They are not medical professionals. 1) Do I need to create 1099s and issue them to our caregivers if we want to deduct their cost? 2) Can I deduct the expenses on my parents taxes? 3) How can I deduct it in Turbo Tax? 4) Can I include what they pay in their medicare supplement, medicines, etc..as medical cost along with what the care givers are charging? They make less than 36k per year from social security and their retirement income. Thanks in advance for the help!
