@rjs wrote:
@QRFMTOA wrote: I read somewhere . . .
Where is "somewhere"? You cannot evaluate the reliability of the information without knowing the source.
From https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/what-documents-do-i-need-to-dedu... ...
@CathiM wrote:
This IRS requires that you have a receipt or statement showing that you paid for the medical expense. The explanation of benefits from the insurance company showing your payment responsibility does not prove that you paid it. All of these work: a copy of the cancelled check from bank website, receipt from medical provider showing payment, bank statement showing a debit card payment or credit card statement showing it was charged on your credit card (or the receipt from the merchant card machine), any other document showing your payment.
From https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/documents-required-to-back-up-me... ...
@Vanessa A wrote:
a. A copy of the check and corresponding bank statement would suffice.
b. Yes, the corresponding credit card statement would be needed
c. Yes, if you have a receipt from the provider that would be all you needed to show you were billed a certain amount and you paid a certain amount. This is the easiest way to show payment, but depending on your medical bill types and hospital billing procedures, you do not always get a receipt for your payment. In that case, you credit card statements or bank statements with a copy of your check would be proof.
