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Where do I enter my health insurance premiums if I'm self-employed?

by TurboTax•202• Updated 2 weeks ago

As a self-employed person, you may be able to deduct health insurance costs for yourself, your spouse, and your dependents.

Select your situation below and follow the instructions to enter this info in TurboTax.

Follow the steps here.

  1. Open or continue your return.
  2. Navigate to the Schedule A section:
    • TurboTax Online/Mobile: Go to Schedule A.
    • TurboTax Desktop: Search for Schedule A and select the Jump to link.
  3. Answer Yes to Did you have any medical expenses in 2024?
  4. Answer the questions (you can leave them blank if they're asking about a type of expense you didn't have) until you reach How much did you spend on insurance premiums? Enter your COBRA premiums under Medical insurance premiums.
  1. Open or continue your return.
  2. Navigate to the Schedule C section:
    • TurboTax Online/Mobile: Go to Schedule C.
    • TurboTax Desktop: Search for Schedule C and select the Jump to link.
  3. If this is your first time entering info about your self-employment work, you’ll be asked some initial questions.
    • If you previously entered info on your self-employment work, select Edit next to the type of work you entered previously.
  4. On the Select the expense categories you have screen, select Less common to show all expense categories. Browse the options and select Health insurance premiums, then select Continue.
  5. On the Expenses section, find the Health insurance premiums section and select Start.
  6. On the Tell us about health insurance premiums for your [business] work screen, enter the total amount of health insurance premiums you paid.
  1. Search for Schedule C and select the Jump to link.
  2. If this is your first time entering info about your self-employment work, you’ll be asked some initial questions.
    • If you previously entered info on your self-employment work, select Edit next to the type of work you entered previously.
  3. Enter/review your business info until you get to the Business Expenses screen.
  4. Select Start or Update next to All other expenses.
  5. Enter your total amount for the year next to Self-Employed Health Insurance Premiums and Continue.
  1. With your return open, search for business expenses inside your TurboTax Home & Business program.
  2. Select the jump-to link at the top of your search results.
  3. On the First, select the expenses you know you had screen, select Edit next to your business.
  4. Select Start or Update next to Other Common Business Expenses.
  5. On the Let's write off some business expenses screen, select Start or Update next to Insurance Payments.
  6. On the Insurance Payments screen, select Start or Update by Health Insurance Premiums.
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