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how do i know if my handicapped shower is deductible? my husband is handicapped.

carol-visokey48 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:48:35 GMT

Re: how do i know if my handicapped shower is deductible? my husband is handicapped.

Bsch4477 — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 21:28:27 GMT

Get a letter from your medical professional attesting to the medical need for the modification. The expense would be a medical expense deduction if you itemize. You can only deduct an amount of total medical expenses greater than 7.5 percent of your AGI.

Re: how do i know if my handicapped shower is deductible? my husband is handicapped.

Opus 17 — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 21:38:53 GMT

Improvements to your home are generally not deductible as medical expenses, but they increase the value of your home (adjusted cost basis), which may reduce your capital gains later when you sell.

Improvements are only deductible if the cost of the improvement is more than the amount that it increases the value of your home. This might require a real estate professional to help you out. For example, if a handicapped shower makes your home more marketable and adds $5000 to the asking price, and cost $8000 to install, then you can deduct $3000. If the improvement does not increase your home's value at all, then it is fully deductible. There is more information about this in publication 502.

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p502