Then your health insurance premiums that you paid with out of pocket funds and were not reimbursed plus your other medical expense are entered on a Schedule A as an itemized deduction. However, with the increase in the Standard Deduction, most taxpayers no longer need to itemize deductions.
The total of all your itemized deductions on Schedule A must be greater than the standard deduction for your filing status to have any tax benefit.
Standard deductions for 2019
- Single - $12,200 add $1,650 if age 65 or older
- Married Filing Separately - $12,200 add $1,300 if age 65 or older
- Married Filing Jointly - $24,400 add $1,300 for each spouse age 65 or older
- Head of Household - $18,350 add $1,650 if age 65 or older
