February 20th, 2010

Why is it that a federal worker can claim pre tax deductions for healthcare and a retiree cannot?

skahhh asked:


I was told I can itemize on my tax return, which I can, but the standard deduction comes higher than my itemized deductions. The federal worker can itemize too, but they don’t have to! Why the disparity?

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One Response to “Why is it that a federal worker can claim pre tax deductions for healthcare and a retiree cannot?”

  1. Opinionated Says:
    February 23rd, 2010 at 1:14 pm

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    Its a perk.