@trapezewdc wrote:
Thanks.
"Yes, you can deduct medical costs for yourself, your spouse, and your dependents, even if provided overseas.
If I choose to file as HoH with my US citizen baby as a dependent, can I still deduct out-of-pocket expenses for my foreign national spouse on hospitals, Dr offices, vaxes, Rx...etc when the services/meds are provided by non-US citizens/institutions overseas ?
Yes, your spouse is your spouse. The section of the tax law allowing medical expense deductions does not require that you file a joint return or that your spouse be a US person. The same requirement applies that the treatment or drug must be legal in the US.
