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Excisional breast surgery includes certain biopsy procedures, the removal of cysts or other benign or malignant tumors or lesions and the surgical treatment of breast and chest wall malignancies. Biopsy procedures may be percutaneous or open, and they may involve the removal of differing amounts of tissues for diagnosis.
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Many of our clients have questions regarding what expenses are deductible for business travel away from home. The following rules apply if the business is conducted out of town and reasonably requires an overnight stay.
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Although CMS has tentatively delayed the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code set, it is important to continue preparing for its implementation. The current diagnosis coding system ICD-9-CM has approximately 14,000 codes while the new coding system ICD-10-CM has 69,000 codes. Greater specificity will be required along with additional documentation to distinguish between the larger number of codes.
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Many of our clients have questions regarding the requirements for deducting meals and entertainment expenses. This issue also comes up during income tax audits.
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On February 22, 2012, President Obama signed a bill that extends the temporary payroll tax cut through the end of 2012.
As a result of the new law, employees will only pay 4.2% social security tax on wages up to $110,100 for 2012. The employer share of social security taxes for 2012 remains unchanged at 6.2% of wages up to $110,100.
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