It my twins were born at 25weeks are they considered disabled and what do I put about them living with me? They stayed in NICU 3 months.

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March 28, 2020
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Bsch4477

Level 15

No, they are not considered disabled. Input that they lived with you the entire year.

xmasbaby0

Level 15

There are no federal credits or deductions for saying a child is disabled. If you had out of pocket medical expenses for your children then enter those as a medical deduction if you are itemizing deductions.

MEDICAL EXPENSES

The medical expense deduction has to meet a rather large threshold before it can affect your return. The amount of medical (including dental, vision, etc.) expenses that will count toward itemization is the amount that is OVER 7.5% of your adjusted gross income. You should only enter the amount that you paid in 2019—do not include any amounts that were covered by insurance or that are still outstanding. Of course, your medical expenses plus your other itemized deductions still have to exceed your standard deduction before you will see a difference in your tax due or refund.

To enter your medical expenses go to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Medical>Medical Expenses

And of course we hope they are now doing all right and thriving!

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