topic I had dental fillings and crown expenses in 2021. How do I enter them in Turbotax? Should I enter it under "medical professionals?' in Deductions & credits

I had dental fillings and crown expenses in 2021. How do I enter them in Turbotax? Should I enter it under "medical professionals?'

vrflash — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:56:03 GMT

I know it's qualified, but I want to know where exactly I should enter it.

Re: I had dental fillings and crown expenses in 2021. How do I enter them in Turbotax? Should I enter it under "medical professionals?'

xmasbaby0 — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 22:42:07 GMT

When you enter medical expenses in TurboTax, it asks you a whole lot of questions to help you include everything that can be entered. Really what matters in the end is the total of all of it; that is what will go on your tax form, so don't get too frazzled trying to make sure everything is in the "right" category as long as you enter it all, and do not enter anything twice.

MEDICAL EXPENSES

The medical expense deduction has to meet a rather large threshold before it can affect your return. The amount of medical (including dental, vision, etc.) expenses that will count toward itemization is the amount that is OVER 7.5% of your adjusted gross income. You should only enter the amount that you paid in 2021—do not include any amounts that were covered by insurance or that are still outstanding. Of course, your medical expenses plus your other itemized deductions still have to exceed your standard deduction before you will see a difference in your tax due or refund.

To enter your medical expenses go to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Medical>Medical Expenses

2021 STANDARD DEDUCTION AMOUNTS

SINGLE $12,550 (65 or older + $1700)

MARRIED FILING SEPARATELY $12,550 (65 or older + $1350)

MARRIED FILING JOINTLY $25,100 (65 or older + $1350 per spouse)

HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD $18,800 (65 or older +$1700)

Legally Blind + $1350

Re: I had dental fillings and crown expenses in 2021. How do I enter them in Turbotax? Should I enter it under "medical professionals?'

vrflash — Sun, 06 Mar 2022 23:48:22 GMT

Thank you, Champ.

Re: I had dental fillings and crown expenses in 2021. How do I enter them in Turbotax? Should I enter it under "medical professionals?'

fanfare — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 02:42:04 GMT

It doesn't really matter.

It's just a way of breaking it up so you can see that you entered everything.

Re: I had dental fillings and crown expenses in 2021. How do I enter them in Turbotax? Should I enter it under "medical professionals?'

vrflash — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 15:19:03 GMT

Thank you.