topic I want to know if I can use medical bills that are billed to me but I have not yet paid them in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-want-to-know-if-i-can-use-medical-bills-that-are-billed-to-me-but-i-have-not-yet-paid-them/01/82447#M9379 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:08:24 GMT lynnejewell28 2019-06-01T03:08:24Z I want to know if I can use medical bills that are billed to me but I have not yet paid them https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-want-to-know-if-i-can-use-medical-bills-that-are-billed-to-me-but-i-have-not-yet-paid-them/01/82447#M9379 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:08:24 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-want-to-know-if-i-can-use-medical-bills-that-are-billed-to-me-but-i-have-not-yet-paid-them/01/82447#M9379 lynnejewell28 2019-06-01T03:08:24Z No, the IRS only permits you to claim a deduction for med... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-the-irs-only-permits-you-to-claim-a-deduction-for-med/01/82449#M9380 <P>No, the IRS only permits you to claim a deduction for medical expenses in the year they were paid. &nbsp;So if you pay those current bills you have in 2017, then you'll claim the deduction on your 2017 taxes rather than 2016.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:08:26 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-the-irs-only-permits-you-to-claim-a-deduction-for-med/01/82449#M9380 ThomasM 2019-06-01T03:08:26Z