topic Can I estimate how much I paid for pre-tax health premiums? And does that just mean medical, or also vision and dental? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Can I estimate how much I paid for pre-tax health premiums? And does that just mean medical, or also vision and dental?

WJ37 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:15:41 GMT

I didn't get a form specifying how much I paid and I had electronic paystubs I can no longer access. I paid roughly $18.XX each week and worked for 10 months so I can probably guess within $50-100 of the correct number, but I don't know exactly. Also, not sure if I should include vision or dental in this number. Am I gonna get audited over this if I'm a few dollars off?

Re: Can I estimate how much I paid for pre-tax health premiums? And does that just mean medical, or also vision and dental?

VolvoGirl — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 18:49:24 GMT

If it came out of your checks pre-tax it is not deductible so you don't need to enter it. And anyway it takes a lot of medical to get to deduct any.

You can only deduct the amount of unreimbursed Medical Expenses you actually paid over 7.5% of your AGI. And then all your itemized deductions have to be more than the standard deduction to get any benefit (so you would only be getting the benefit of the amount that puts you over the standard deduction). And since the Standard Deduction is increased more people will not need to Itemize.

For 2021 the standard deduction amounts are:

Single 12,550 + 1,700 for 65 and over or blind (14,250)

HOH 18,800 + 1,700 for 65 and over or blind

Joint 25,100 + 1,350 for each 65 and over or blind

Married filing Separate 12,550 + 1,350 for 65 and over or blind

Re: Can I estimate how much I paid for pre-tax health premiums? And does that just mean medical, or also vision and dental?

WJ37 — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 18:52:42 GMT

I'm doing this on irs.gov right now cuz turbotax keeps upping their price. It isn't asking for deductions, just wants me to enter that info to calculate AGI or something. Idk, I'm just trying to cover all grounds cuz I've never done it through IRS before (never knew it was free til this year..never wouldve used TurboTax to begin with if I could be doing it for free)