Disparity in Missouri deduction for stillbirths
Jul 16, 2018 18:38:00 #
-23Lh.,b13
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS — The state of Missouri continues to issue more tax deductions to families claiming a stillborn child than the number of such deaths reported in 2016, according to a newspaper analysis.
The St. Louis Post-Dis p a t c h reported a review of state tax records and public health figures found the Missouri Department of Revenue issued deductions to 1,044 families for a stillborn child in 2016, a year when the Department of Health and Senior Services received official reports of 467 stillborn children.
In 2017, the state issued 506 deductions, while the health department recorded 436 stillbirths.
The new numbers come after the newspaper found the deduction had been used by 1,400 families in 2015, when the law first took effect. The health department recorded 460 fetal deaths that year.
Department of Revenue spokeswoman Anne Marie Moy said the agency reviews a portion of all returns, including those claiming the stillborn deduction.
source- Anne Marie Moy-ap
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS — The state of Missouri continues to issue more tax deductions to families claiming a stillborn child than the number of such deaths reported in 2016, according to a newspaper analysis.
The St. Louis Post-Dis p a t c h reported a review of state tax records and public health figures found the Missouri Department of Revenue issued deductions to 1,044 families for a stillborn child in 2016, a year when the Department of Health and Senior Services received official reports of 467 stillborn children.
In 2017, the state issued 506 deductions, while the health department recorded 436 stillbirths.
The new numbers come after the newspaper found the deduction had been used by 1,400 families in 2015, when the law first took effect. The health department recorded 460 fetal deaths that year.
Department of Revenue spokeswoman Anne Marie Moy said the agency reviews a portion of all returns, including those claiming the stillborn deduction.
source- Anne Marie Moy-ap
Jul 16, 2018 21:30:01 #
thebigp wrote:
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Game the system for all it's worth, right?
Jul 17, 2018 11:47:46 #
thebigp wrote:
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Would anyone care to make a SWAG (scientific wild ass guess) as to the predominate race of said claimants ??????
Jul 17, 2018 13:14:00 #
TrueAmerican wrote:
Would anyone care to make a SWAG (scientific wild ass guess) as to the predominate race of said claimants ??????
That depends on who's using the name.
Jul 17, 2018 18:22:48 #
thebigp wrote:
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How is anyone allowed a federal tax deduction for a dead child?
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