topic Dental implant surgery was performed in December 2022 and I am making payments. Can I deduct the entire amount now or only the amount I have made payments on? in Deductions & credits

Dental implant surgery was performed in December 2022 and I am making payments. Can I deduct the entire amount now or only the amount I have made payments on?

davidcermak1 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:31:47 GMT

Re: Dental implant surgery was performed in December 2022 and I am making payments. Can I deduct the entire amount now or only the amount I have made payments on?

ee-ea — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 23:57:36 GMT

Deduct as you pay.

Re: Dental implant surgery was performed in December 2022 and I am making payments. Can I deduct ...

ErnieS0 — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 23:59:14 GMT

You can only deduct medical expenses that you actually paid during the year.

TurboTax says, “You also can't deduct medical expenses paid in a different year.”

Are Medical Expenses Tax Deductible?

Re: Dental implant surgery was performed in December 2022 and I am making payments. Can I deduct ...

Critter-3 — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:04:22 GMT

If you are paying the doctor in payments then you only deduct the actual payments you made in 2022 on the 2022 return. However, if you used a credit card or something like a medical payment plan where the doctor was paid in full in 2022 then you take the entire amount the doctor got paid in 2022 even if you are making payments to the CC or other loan company for more than one tax year.

Re: Dental implant surgery was performed in December 2022 and I am making payments. Can I deduct the entire amount now or only the amount I have made payments on?

Mike9241 — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:39:56 GMT

who are you paying the dentist or some finance company? the dentist is deducted in each year as paid. a finance company or credit card, all deductible in the year charged.