topic Can I deduct Lasik if I use a financing/payment plan, or can I only deduct if I pay out of pocket? And can I deduct the total surgery cost or just payments I have made? in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/can-i-deduct-lasik-if-i-use-a-financing-payment-plan-or-can-i-only-deduct-if-i-pay-out-of-pocket-and/01/715859#M94746 <P>For example, if I choose to use a payment plan instead of paying for the whole cost out of pocket - if the Lasik surgery costs $5,000, can I deduct the whole $5,000 next year on my tax return or just the payments that I make in 2017?</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:38:06 GMT sweendog86 2019-06-06T14:38:06Z Can I deduct Lasik if I use a financing/payment plan, or can I only deduct if I pay out of pocket? And can I deduct the total surgery cost or just payments I have made? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/can-i-deduct-lasik-if-i-use-a-financing-payment-plan-or-can-i-only-deduct-if-i-pay-out-of-pocket-and/01/715859#M94746 <P>For example, if I choose to use a payment plan instead of paying for the whole cost out of pocket - if the Lasik surgery costs $5,000, can I deduct the whole $5,000 next year on my tax return or just the payments that I make in 2017?</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:38:06 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/can-i-deduct-lasik-if-i-use-a-financing-payment-plan-or-can-i-only-deduct-if-i-pay-out-of-pocket-and/01/715859#M94746 sweendog86 2019-06-06T14:38:06Z The cost is deductible when the doctor got paid not when... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/the-cost-is-deductible-when-the-doctor-got-paid-not-when/01/715862#M94747 <P>The cost is deductible when the doctor got paid not when you paid off the financing.&nbsp;</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:38:08 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/the-cost-is-deductible-when-the-doctor-got-paid-not-when/01/715862#M94747 Critter 2019-06-06T14:38:08Z