A beauty salon owner failed in her claim for Scientology counselling sessions(!) because she eventually admitted that these sessions were undertaken for personal reasons and not in relation to her business as a beauty salon owner.Because he played the guitar for pleasure as well as professionally, it was impossible to apportion the cost of his operation between business and pleasure. A guitar player failed in his claim for an operation on his hand.His trade as a stunt perfomer did not require him to maintain his general health and fitness.Įxamples of other cases of where a claim for medical expenses have failed are as follows: These expenses were also not business specific. It was not deemed essential for his work as he needed his teeth for eating which is a private benefit. However, he was not able to claim a tax deduction for the following expenses: The cost of this was not essential to his private life, however he could not perform stunts with a bad back and aching muscles. The cost of back treatment and massage.Whilst the taxpayer could have waited to have obtained an operation under the NHS, the cost of the work was essential to his business because he could not perform stunts with a bad knee. The cost of a private operation on his knee.In the case of Parsons v HMRC (see here) a stunt performer was able to obtain a tax deduction for the following expenses: So are there any examples where someone can obtain a tax deduction for medical expenses? Examples of medical expenses you can claim:
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