Exactly Which Medical and Dental Expenses Can I Deduct?
The government has an enormous list of qualifying medical and dental expenses that they have ruled as eligible for deduction on your income taxes. For a full list of every piece of information dealing with deductible medical expenses, see IRS Publication 502.
For time’s sake, here are a few of the most common expenses (and some commonly overlooked expenses) that are deductible.
- Diagnosis and Cures
- Annual Physical Exams
- Medicine, Treatment and Prevention
- Dental Treatments
- Medical Equipment, Supplies and Diagnosis Devices
- Ambulance and Other Medical Professional Transportation
- Travel expenses to and from treatment
- Insurance payments
- Chiropractor
- Psychologist
- Physical Therapy
Medical, dental, and vision expenses are reported on Schedule A and entered in the Deductions & Credits section.
- With your return open, search for Schedule A and then select the Jump to link in the search results.
- Answer Yes on the Did you spend more than $3,000 on medical expenses in 2020? screen.
- Enter your medical expenses, starting with prescriptions, on the following screens.
Medical, dental, and vision expenses are reported on Schedule A and entered in the Deductions & Credits section.
- With your return open, search for Schedule A and then select the Jump to link in the search results.
- Answer Yes on the Did you spend more than $3,000 on medical expenses in 2020? screen.
- Enter your medical expenses, starting with prescriptions, on the following screens.
