Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 006 - Department of Finance and Administration
Division 05 - Division of Revenues
Regulation 1997-4 - Comprehensive Individual Income Tax Regulations
Rule 26-51-423 - DEDUCTIONS - EXPENSES
Rule 1.26-51-423(c)(1) - Business Expenses - Medical Care Insurance Premiums

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 9, September, 2024

A self-employed taxpayer can deduct as a business expense on U.S. Form 1040, Schedule C, a percentage of the premiums paid during the tax year for insurance which constitutes medical care for the taxpayer, his spouse and dependents. The applicable percentage begins with 40% in 1997 and increases up to a maximum of 80% in 2006. IRC Sec. 162(l). The percentages are as follows:

1997......................

40%

2004

60%

1998 through 2002 .....

45%

2005

70%

2003 ...........

50%

2006 or thereafter .......

80%

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