topic My wife has Pre Tax medical on her W-2 for the healthcare premiums. Can we use this as a deductible? It's more than the $5600 requirement for a deduction. in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/my-wife-has-pre-tax-medical-on-her-w-2-for-the-healthcare-premiums-can-we-use-this-as-a-deductible/01/199659#M26253 My wife has Pre Tax medical on her W-2 for the healthcare premiums. Can we use this as a deduction? It's more than the $5600 requirement for a deduction Sat, 01 Jun 2019 17:37:24 GMT txtc2002 2019-06-01T17:37:24Z My wife has Pre Tax medical on her W-2 for the healthcare premiums. Can we use this as a deductible? It's more than the $5600 requirement for a deduction. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/my-wife-has-pre-tax-medical-on-her-w-2-for-the-healthcare-premiums-can-we-use-this-as-a-deductible/01/199659#M26253 My wife has Pre Tax medical on her W-2 for the healthcare premiums. Can we use this as a deduction? It's more than the $5600 requirement for a deduction Sat, 01 Jun 2019 17:37:24 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/my-wife-has-pre-tax-medical-on-her-w-2-for-the-healthcare-premiums-can-we-use-this-as-a-deductible/01/199659#M26253 txtc2002 2019-06-01T17:37:24Z No, you cannot take the pre-tax medical expenses as a ded... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-you-cannot-take-the-pre-tax-medical-expenses-as-a-ded/01/199660#M26254 <P>No, you cannot take the pre-tax medical expenses as a deduction, you would be double dipping if you did. Since they were pre-tax you are already getting a benefit. You can, however, deduct any medical expenses that you paid for with after-tax dollars on your return.&nbsp;</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 17:37:25 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-you-cannot-take-the-pre-tax-medical-expenses-as-a-ded/01/199660#M26254 WillK 2019-06-01T17:37:25Z