Submitted By: Scott
Answered: October 26, 2015 11:31 am

Do Medicare benefits count as income for determining whether I have to file my return? Do I pay taxes on Medicare benefits?

No. Medicare benefits are tax free; they don’t count as income for determining filing and are not taxed. What’s more, Medicare premiums are tax deductible if you itemize your personal deductions and don’t claim the standard deduction.

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Tax Glossary

Accelerated cost recovery system (ACRS)

A statutory method of depreciation allowing accelerated rates for most types of property used in business and income-producing activities during the years 1981 through 1986. It has been superseded by the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS) for assets placed in service after 1986.

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