topic I paid medical expenses for my significant other. I am not claiming her as a dependent. Can I take these expenses as a deduction on my return? in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-paid-medical-expenses-for-my-significant-other-i-am-not-claiming-her-as-a-dependent-can-i-take/01/704373#M92992 We have lived together for 25 years. Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:40:02 GMT robert-bognar 2019-06-06T13:40:02Z I paid medical expenses for my significant other. I am not claiming her as a dependent. Can I take these expenses as a deduction on my return? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-paid-medical-expenses-for-my-significant-other-i-am-not-claiming-her-as-a-dependent-can-i-take/01/704373#M92992 We have lived together for 25 years. Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:40:02 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-paid-medical-expenses-for-my-significant-other-i-am-not-claiming-her-as-a-dependent-can-i-take/01/704373#M92992 robert-bognar 2019-06-06T13:40:02Z No.  If you are unmarried, you would need to claim her as... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-if-you-are-unmarried-you-would-need-to-claim-her-as/01/704383#M92994 <P><B>No</B>. &nbsp;If you are unmarried, you would need to claim her as a dependent in order to claim those medical expenses.</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:40:04 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-if-you-are-unmarried-you-would-need-to-claim-her-as/01/704383#M92994 KenH1 2019-06-06T13:40:04Z