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Four Ways to Write Off Health-Care Expenses Accountant Mark Kohler discusses four options for taking advantage of this write-off.

By Mark J. Kohler

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Wondering how you can write off health-care costs as a small-business owner? Accountant Mark Kohler explains four basic options:

1. Itemized deductions
2. Flexible spending account
3. Health savings account (HSA)
4. Health reimbursement arrangement (HRA)

Related: How a Health Savings Plan Can be a Smart Tax Strategy

Mark J. Kohler

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Author, Attorney, and CPA

Mark J. Kohler, a certified public accountant in Irvine, Calif., is a partner in the accounting firm Kohler & Eyre, and the law firm Kyler, Kohler, Ostermiller, & Sorensen LLP, specializing in business, estate and tax. He is the author of The Tax & Legal Playbook and What Your CPA Isn't Telling You from Entrepreneur Press.

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