Mrs. Doubtfire is a heartwarming 1993 comedy about divorce, parenting, elaborate disguises, and—apparently—how not to comply with household employment law….

What the movie does not show is much in the way of employee onboarding. There’s no Form I-9. No payroll setup. No Social Security number. No new-hire reporting. No discussion of payroll taxes. Mrs. Doubtfire appears to be paid directly by Miranda, with everyone happily pretending that employment law doesn’t exist.

Most solopreneur physicians are familiar with the self-employed health insurance deduction. If you are self-employed and pay for your own health insurance, you may be able to deduct the premiums above the line instead of treating them as an itemized medical expense. That is valuable, especially for physicians buying coverage on the individual market, but it has limits. It generally does not allow you to deduct all out-of-pocket medical expenses, and it does not turn every family healthcare cost into a business deduction.