https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-pay-773-dollars-month-premium-for-my-company-retired-health-plan-for-my-self-and-my-wife-can-i/01/104014#M12988 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:35:59 GMT einstein174 2019-06-01T04:35:59Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-pay-773-dollars-month-premium-for-my-company-retired-health-plan-for-my-self-and-my-wife-can-i/01/104014#M12988 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:35:59 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-pay-773-dollars-month-premium-for-my-company-retired-health-plan-for-my-self-and-my-wife-can-i/01/104014#M12988 einstein174 2019-06-01T04:35:59Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/since-health-premiums-cannot-be-deducted-pre-tax-from-ret/01/104020#M12990 Since health premiums cannot be deducted pre-tax from retirement checks, your premium is deductible as an itemized medical expense. However, (a) only total medical expenses exceeding 10% of AGI (7.5% in some cases) are deductible at all, and (b) to have any impact your total itemized deductions (including *only* the over-10% medical expenses) must exceed your standard deduction. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 04:36:01 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/since-health-premiums-cannot-be-deducted-pre-tax-from-ret/01/104020#M12990 RBBrittain 2019-06-01T04:36:01Z