Dave,
I'm as afraid of the IRS as I am a bear and so take deductions more conservatively than is probably necessary. In 2009 their documentation stated that if you had a "good time" or received "significant enjoyment" from the trip, that NONE of the expenses, save the direct medical expenses, were deductible. Given my aforementioned terror of the IRS coupled with the fact that we had one of the best times of our lives, I deducted only the medical expenses.
However, there has been considerable discussion on this page regarding extra-medical deductions when on a medical trip, and the unanimous consensus seems to have been to deduct every expense. If memory serves, there was more than one accountant or tax professional that weighed in in favor of deducting everything. Perhaps they'll chime in?
Good luck, Jeff
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C4/5 - ACDF in 2000
C5/6 - ACDF in 2002
C3/4 & C6/7 - M6 ADR, Nov 2009, Barcelona
Conceded defeat to a manifestly disingenuous BCBS-TX in my quest for reimbursement, Jan 2011
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