September 1998
Volume 62 |
Number 9
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| Nondeductibility
of 1998 ASA Dues |
Each December, in conformity with the federal tax laws, ASA advises
its members through the NEWSLETTER of that portion of their
dues for the next year that are estimated to be nondeductible
because of ASA expenses for lobbying. Last December, the estimate
was set at 7 percent of a member's dues.
As members are aware, 1998 has turned out to be a year
characterized by an unusually intense level of ASA lobbying, principally
in connection with the Health Care Financing Administration's
proposal to eliminate its current Medicare/Medicaid requirement
that nurse anesthetists be supervised by a physician. Thus, in
the first six months of the year, lobbying expenses aggregated
about 14 percent of estimated dues income, and it is reasonable
to expect that the percentage for the year will rise to about
20 percent by year-end.
In the December 1998 issue, members will be given not
only an estimate of nondeductibility for 1999, but also the best
estimate then possible for 1998. A final figure for 1998 will
be published in the February 1999 issue of the NEWSLETTER
and posted on the ASA Web site about February 1.
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