HSA/Tax wright off?

[Fusion_Boy]

since using e-cigs are a healthier alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes, and I know that you can use your HSA account to pay for the "Patch" and nic-gum does any one know if you can do the same for e-juice and PV devices?

 

[BaronBridget]

Totally not speaking from experience but from simply what I've been reading around here, you can't because PVs are not considered, or even advertised, as quit-smoking aids. In addition, there's nothing 'gov official' on PVs as of yet, at least I imagine, until this who thing with njoy and the FDA is cleared up.

 

[Fusion_Boy]

I guess it is a catch 22 on this issue I would love to be able to write it off. also to have a standardization on attys and quality control of them, but I do not want the taxing of e-smoking products being outrageously enforced by the gov or the FDA to get their sticky little fingers in this mater causing more of a problem that it needs to be. I guess we will have to wait a see what the future holds.

 

[tarkus]

The last thing we need is for ecigs to be registerd as a stop smoking device by the government. Nicotine levels would be regulated. Production would be only be by big pharma. Prices will be outrageous. Flavors would be controlled so under 18 would not buy. etc. etc.......get the picture?

 

[markarich159]

since using e-cigs are a healthier alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes, and I know that you can use your HSA account to pay for the "Patch" and nic-gum does any one know if you can do the same for e-juice and PV devices?

No , it has to be an approved medical service, device or drug to be paid for by an HSA account(as per your specific HSA agreement). Also , the provider(seller) has to have a tax ID # that is recognized as a medical billing entity(hospital, pharmacy, doctor's office, physcians billing group, pysical therapy rehab center etc...)

 

[Fusion_Boy]

@tarkus: I agree that the last thing we want is for the government or the FDA to get involved. If left a free market enterprise my true hope is that the entrepreneurs of the world will keep making the products better rather than the FDA getting involved. Or some gov run agency screwing every thing and every one they can just to make a extra tax dollar.

@markarich159: Thank you for your response I have a better understanding now on how it works.