Hello, thanks for your reply but I think you have missed my point.
I am aware that there is a NYS credit for Long Term Care Insurance premiums that phases out based on income. I have claimed the credit and am not subject to the phaseout. I am also aware that NYS itemized medical deduction must be decreased by the amount of the LTC credit claimed. Due to the NYS 10% threshold to deduct medical expenses, there is no medical deduction claimed on the NYS return.
My point is that the program is apparently adding back on Form 196 a portion of the medical expense allowed on my 1040, in order to adjust for the different federal and NYS thresholds. That is, the federal has a 7.5% threshold and NYS 10%. But due to the NYS 10% rule there is no allowable medical deduction on my NYS return. So why should there be an add back?
