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Deductions & credits
@Filo89 - let me summarize the questions you have to ask yourself.
1) do I have enough deductions that I can itemize? if I am single that means my 2022 deductions exceed $12,950 (I am assuming you are under 65)
2) are the medical expenses unreimbursed by insurance. For example, my understanding is that kidney dialysis is 100% covered by Medicare, so none of it is deductible as you are not actually paying for it so there is nothing unreimbursed.
3) did I ACTUALLY PAY those unreimbursed medical expenses in 2022? if I didn't pay them, they are not deductible in any event.
4) How much of the medical expenses I paid exceed 7.5% of my income (Line 11 of Form 1040)? Only the medical expenses determined in #3 that exceed 7.5% of your income can be deducted as part of the itemized deduction calculation.
hope that helps....