This was the first time I used TurboTax and am very disappointed and angry. They calculated my medical expense deduction incorrectly (10% AGI), not 7.5 %. I now have to amend my taxes! Anyone else hav

[jasper0531]

Did anyone else have this problem?

[DoninGA]

 Only your total medical expenses that are greater than 7.5% of your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) can be deducted on a 2019 Schedule A using the TurboTax software for 2019.

Look at your schedule A. 

Total Medical Expenses shown on Line 1. 

Your Adjusted Gross Income is shown on Line 2. 

Line 2 is multiplied by 7.5%  and shown on Line 3. 

Line 4 is Line 1 minus Line 3. 

Line 4 is your deductible medical expenses

[jasper0531]

Exactly! My itemized deductions are over $27k, yet they claimed the standard deduction of  $24.4 on my return.  The difference was the medical expenses, which when calculated at 7.5% of AGI and not 10% of AGI allow to use itemized deductions to reduce taxable income.

[DoninGA]

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@jasper0531 wrote:

Exactly! My itemized deductions are over $27k, yet they claimed the standard deduction of  $24.4 on my return.  The difference was the medical expenses, which when calculated at 7.5% of AGI and not 10% of AGI allow to use itemized deductions to reduce taxable income.

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Do you have a copy of the Schedule A that is included with your tax return?  That is the only way to determine if the issue is with the itemized deductions.

I can show you the TurboTax Schedule A and the IRS Schedule A where both show 7.5% of AGI.  But without your copy, there is no way to determine where the problem lies, if any.