Andrew Was Injured in an Automobile Accident and Is Confined

question 3

Essay

Andrew was injured in an automobile accident and is confined to a wheelchair.Because he lives alone,he must have extensive modifications made to various rooms in his home,including the kitchen,bathrooms,and hallways.Do the capital expenditures incurred to modify his home constitute a valid medical expense? If so,what portion of the expense is deductible?

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Definitions:

Electromagnetic Radiation

Energy that spreads out as it travels through space, exhibited in forms such as radio waves, light, and x-rays.

Distends

Becomes inflated, stretches out.

Inflated

Increased or exaggerated beyond reasonable or normal limits, often referring to prices, ego, or statistics.

Radiograph

A record produced on a photographic plate, film, or paper by the action of X-ray or radium.