topic I spent a year in a recovery program in MA. My state returns ask if I’ve been incarcerated or spent time in a halfway house. Does that count? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-spent-a-year-in-a-recovery-program-in-ma-my-state-returns-ask-if-i-ve-been-incarcerated-or-spent/01/2870542#M1047280 Was section 35, which is for alcohol abuse among other things and spent the year in a sober program house, so halfway house with more rules.&nbsp;<BR />Based in MA Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:59:30 GMT 3f55402642b5 2026-02-23T12:59:30Z I spent a year in a recovery program in MA. My state returns ask if I’ve been incarcerated or spent time in a halfway house. Does that count? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-spent-a-year-in-a-recovery-program-in-ma-my-state-returns-ask-if-i-ve-been-incarcerated-or-spent/01/2870542#M1047280 Was section 35, which is for alcohol abuse among other things and spent the year in a sober program house, so halfway house with more rules.&nbsp;<BR />Based in MA Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:59:30 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-spent-a-year-in-a-recovery-program-in-ma-my-state-returns-ask-if-i-ve-been-incarcerated-or-spent/01/2870542#M1047280 3f55402642b5 2026-02-23T12:59:30Z Re: I spent a year in a recovery program in MA. My state returns ask if I’ve been incarcerated or... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-spent-a-year-in-a-recovery-program-in-ma-my-state-returns-ask-if-i-ve-been-incarcerated-or/01/2870567#M1047286 <P>The reference to being incarcerated refers to the commission of a crime. If you were commited to a halfway house because you did something unlawful, then you would probably have to answer yes.</P> Thu, 09 Feb 2023 02:44:55 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-spent-a-year-in-a-recovery-program-in-ma-my-state-returns-ask-if-i-ve-been-incarcerated-or/01/2870567#M1047286 ThomasM125 2023-02-09T02:44:55Z Re: I spent a year in a recovery program in MA. My state returns ask if I’ve been incarcerated or spent time in a halfway house. Does that count? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-spent-a-year-in-a-recovery-program-in-ma-my-state-returns-ask-if-i-ve-been-incarcerated-or/01/2870568#M1047287 <P>Recovery would not be under halfway house, your recovery time should count as Rehab facility. There is a cat for this in medical expenses section.</P> Thu, 09 Feb 2023 02:44:17 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-spent-a-year-in-a-recovery-program-in-ma-my-state-returns-ask-if-i-ve-been-incarcerated-or/01/2870568#M1047287 Ridgerunner 2023-02-09T02:44:17Z