IRS Publication 502 - Medical Expenses:
"You can include in medical expenses the costs of buying, training, and maintaining a guide dog or other service animal to assist a visually impaired or hearing disabled person, or a person with other physical disabilities. In general, this includes any costs, such as food, grooming, and veterinary care, incurred in maintaining the health and vitality of the service animal so that it may perform its duties"
You would deduct your service dog medical expenses as an itemized deduction on Schedule A. Only medical expenses that exceed 7.5% of your adjusted gross income are deductible. Dues are no longer deductible as an itemized expense. If you do not itemize you cannot deduct the payments.
The standard deductions for 2019 are:
Single - $12,200 add $1,650 if age 65 or older add.
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.
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