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Level 1
Feb 27, 2025 1:04 AM UTC
Question

Deduction

Can you receive a deduction for paying rent/room and board for a drug rehabilitation center 

2 replies

Level 15
Feb 27, 2025 1:17 AM UTC

Yes, the expenses in a rehab center are an itemized medical expense deduction. You can only deduct an amount of total medical expenses greater than 7.5 percent of your AGI. 

KrisD15
Alumni - Intuit
Feb 27, 2025 1:18 AM UTC

You can enter the cost as Medical Expenses. 

You would only get the deduction for the expense if your itemized deductions are more than the Standard Deduction. For most people, the standard deduction is more. 

 

Link explaining the Standard Deduction and Itemized Deductions 

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