Once you clicked through all 11 medical expense categories, you should get a message that says either ''You are getting a medical deduction tax break'' OR ''The standard deduction is right for you''. Once you click on DONE at the bottom of that screen, the ''Needs Review'' message should go away and the summary should show the total of what you entered in that section.
Medical expenses are an itemized deduction. If you don't have more itemized deductions than your standard deduction, they don't affect your tax return. Preview your 1040 and look on line 12 to see if the amount is the standard deduction. If you are taking the standard deduction (not itemizing), you can ignore it; it won't prevent e-filing.
You can deduct (if you itemize) the amount of your medical expenses over 7.5% of your adjusted gross income. If this amount combined with all of your other itemized deductions is more than your standard deduction, TurboTax will automatically make the switch and add Schedule A to your tax return.
If you want to change to itemized deduction to see the difference and be able to view your medical expenses, follow the directions in this link. But remember to change it back if your standard deduction is higher. For most taxpayers, the standard deduction is the better option.
@needsAssistance0034 - As soon as I finished clicking through the last expense category, the message went away. The summary page then reflected the total medical expenses of $26954. Click on the Revisit button and click all the way through until you get the message about getting a Medical Deduction. Schedule A with the correct amounts was included with your return both before and after I cleared the message.
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