Can I deduct my mileage for driving to a pharmacy to pick up my monthly prescriptions?

Yes, if you have a record of your driving. The rate for driving for medical purposes is 23 cents per mile in 2015 and 19 cents per mile in 2016.

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Simplified employee plan (SEP)

IRA-type plan set up by an employer, rather than the employee. Salary-reduction contributions may be allowed to plans of small employers set up before 1997.

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