My question is one about taxes...

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After 35 years of nursing spanning inpatient, outpatient, critical care, military and consulting, to name a few, I too retired with a disability. Now, my love of communicating through touch has opened new possibilities to rejoin my profession. I am just graduating from an 860 hr program in Washington state. Here we are licensed massage practitioners - LMPs. My question is one about taxes, specifically did anyone consider using your educational costs as a tax deduction, as advanced education on your existing nursing career track? Tell me about any hoops/issues/cautions or concerns to which I should be alert.:twocents::twocents::twocents:

I have; just get a really smart CPA.

I've been a volunteer massage therapist through the Institute for Health and Healing at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. They have a very comprehensive volunteer training program, an outpatient clinic w/ an extensive complementary medicine library, a sister program at Marin General Hospital, and two internship programs (200 & 500 hr I think..) with an inpatient focus. The folks over there would probably be a good contact to learn about other hospital based massage programs and for info on how to start your own.

I don't think accreditation is important as long as it's certified.... but each state is different so check with your local laws for practicing massage. California is quite lax. But from my understanding, massage therapy is classified as "vocational training" rather than accredited coursework towards an academic degree.

And I definately agree that consulting with a good CPA who specializes in small-business is VERY helpful for organizing tax deductions! Those write-offs are critical if you open a massage practice on your own.

I'm sure you'll absolutely :heartbeat LOVE :redbeathe learning massage therapy. It's quite addictive, and a really incredibly skill!! :redpinkhe

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