I am self-employed and have a question about my COBRA payments. Are COBRA payments tax deductible as part of the self-employed health insurance deduction?
COBRA payments and health insurance deductions are often confused. People frequently ask, “is COBRA health insurance tax deductible” and the answer is no the COBRA payments are not tax deductible.
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