topic Can I include airfare in medical expenses when staying with my mother in icu in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/can-i-include-airfare-in-medical-expenses-when-staying-with-my-mother-in-icu/01/709770#M93724 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:06:50 GMT rachel-b-mcbride 2019-06-06T14:06:50Z Can I include airfare in medical expenses when staying with my mother in icu https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/can-i-include-airfare-in-medical-expenses-when-staying-with-my-mother-in-icu/01/709770#M93724 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:06:50 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/can-i-include-airfare-in-medical-expenses-when-staying-with-my-mother-in-icu/01/709770#M93724 rachel-b-mcbride 2019-06-06T14:06:50Z Unfortunately, no. Your travel expenses to visit your mot... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/unfortunately-no-your-travel-expenses-to-visit-your-mot/01/709776#M93725 <P>Unfortunately, no. Your travel expenses to visit your mother in hospital, while laudable, are not tax-deductible as medical expenses.</P><P>Transportation expenses for the patient to obtain medical care, and for&nbsp;a nurse or other person who can give injections, medications, or other treatment required by a patient who is traveling to get medical care and is unable to travel alone, are tax-deductible.</P><P> <BR /> </P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P><SPAN>&nbsp;<BR /></SPAN></P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:06:51 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/unfortunately-no-your-travel-expenses-to-visit-your-mot/01/709776#M93725 MichaelMc 2019-06-06T14:06:51Z