topic My spouse and child are on my employer insurance but I pay their premiums. Are those payments deductible? in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/my-spouse-and-child-are-on-my-employer-insurance-but-i-pay-their-premiums-are-those-payments/01/3446300#M331833 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:05:34 GMT aardshark88 2026-01-28T06:05:34Z My spouse and child are on my employer insurance but I pay their premiums. Are those payments deductible? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/my-spouse-and-child-are-on-my-employer-insurance-but-i-pay-their-premiums-are-those-payments/01/3446300#M331833 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:05:34 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/my-spouse-and-child-are-on-my-employer-insurance-but-i-pay-their-premiums-are-those-payments/01/3446300#M331833 aardshark88 2026-01-28T06:05:34Z Re: My spouse and child are on my employer insurance but I pay their premiums. Are those payments deductible? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-my-spouse-and-child-are-on-my-employer-insurance-but-i-pay-their-premiums-are-those-payments/01/3446304#M331834 <P>How do you pay the premiums?&nbsp; Do you pay with out of pocket funds?&nbsp; Or are the premiums paid pre-tax so you are not taxed on the funds used for the premium payment?</P> Fri, 31 Jan 2025 02:58:56 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-my-spouse-and-child-are-on-my-employer-insurance-but-i-pay-their-premiums-are-those-payments/01/3446304#M331834 DoninGA 2025-01-31T02:58:56Z Re: My spouse and child are on my employer insurance but I pay their premiums. Are those payments deductible? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-my-spouse-and-child-are-on-my-employer-insurance-but-i-pay-their-premiums-are-those-payments/01/3448737#M332113 <P>Pre-tax deduction from my wages.</P> Sat, 01 Feb 2025 06:06:14 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-my-spouse-and-child-are-on-my-employer-insurance-but-i-pay-their-premiums-are-those-payments/01/3448737#M332113 aardshark88 2025-02-01T06:06:14Z Re: My spouse and child are on my employer insurance but I pay their premiums. Are those payments deductible? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-my-spouse-and-child-are-on-my-employer-insurance-but-i-pay-their-premiums-are-those-payments/01/3448967#M332133 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5668732">@aardshark88</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /> <P>Pre-tax deduction from my wages.</P> <HR /></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Since the payments are pre-tax they are not deductible on a tax return.</P> Sat, 01 Feb 2025 14:12:34 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-my-spouse-and-child-are-on-my-employer-insurance-but-i-pay-their-premiums-are-those-payments/01/3448967#M332133 DoninGA 2025-02-01T14:12:34Z