You will certainly be able to continue to use TurboTax to prepare your taxes just as you two have done in the past.
Your husbands move into a memory care facility will not change your filing status. You will still file as either married filing jointly or separately. He will not be considered a dependent.
The costs of the care will be deductible as a medical expense if your husband is considered to be chronically ill. To be considered chronically ill, (1) one must be unable to perform at least two of the following tasks without assistance for at least 90 days:
- eating
- toileting
- transferring
- bathing
- dressing
- continence
Or (2) those requiring substantial supervision to be protected from threats to health and safety due to severe cognitive impairment.
Medical expenses are an itemized deduction.
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