Missouri would accept health insurance premiums as an allowable expense even if you took the federal standard deduction. The requirement to claim the premium is that the premium can not be a pre-tax deduction on your paystub.
A pre-tax deduction is taken from your income before any federal, state, or local taxes are deducted. You can determine if your premium was a pretax deduction by looking at your pay stub. A few examples of pre-tax deducted insurance premiums would be:
- Health insurance premiums paid by the employer such as dental and vision, and accidental health benefit premiums (Aflac)
- Employee contributions to savings account for Medical expenses (HSA and FSA)
Pre-tax deductions are not claimed on the return because the expenses were already excluded from income before being taxed.
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