2009年4月 7日 « トップへ » 2009年4月10日
2009年4月 9日
Dental medical expense deductions?
Medical expense deductions refer to a certain amount of tax deduction you may receive in case you have paid medical expenses for you or someone in your family.
Costs related to denture treatment are eligible for medical expense deductions. Medical expense deductions are part of a system put into place to reduce the financial burden of medical costs. If you must spend more than 100,000 yen in one year on medical costs, then a portion of your income tax will be returned to you.
In the case that medical expenses are incurred by a person or a spouse or other family members supported by that person (between January 1 and December 31 of each year), and these expenses are reported by March 15 of the next year, then that person can receive back a portion of their tax as a medical expense deduction or their tax burden will be lightened.
However, if medical expenses do not exceed 99,999 yen in one year, then no deductions can be made (the amount reported cannot exceed 2,000,000 yen).
People whose gross income does not exceed 2,000,000 yen can report medical expenses that equal or exceed 5% of their income.
Medical costs that can be written off as medical expense deductions
- Examination and treatment costs paid to a doctor or a dentist
- Cost of pharmaceuticals used for treatment
- Transportation costs associated with travelling to and being admitted to the hospital (train fares, bus fares, taxi fares etc.)
- Costs of masseuses, acupuncturists, and moxibutionists for treatment
- Others
Requisites to receive a return of funds
- Tax return (income earner's withholding slip)
- Receipt (must be original, no copies)
- Official stamp (inkan) and bank/etc. passbook
*Your tax return can be retrieved at your local tax office.
*The declaration period is between February 16 and March 15 of the following year. However, salaried employees can receive their returns from January of that year.
If you paid for treatment with a dental loan
A dental loan is when a patient has a credit company front the money for dental treatment and must pay back the amount in installments. In this case, the patient is eligible for medical expense deductions the same year that the credit company fronted the amount.
Moreover, In the case of dental loans, it is possible that the patient will not be in possession of the receipt. If this is the case, a copy of the contract with the credit company can be used.
*Please be informed that interest and processing fees are not eligible for medical expense deductions.
2009年4月 7日 « トップへ » 2009年4月10日
