I paid for my dependents medical surgery expenses, can I claim that?

nawararabo82 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:36:27 GMT

Yes. You can claim all medical bills paid out-of-pocket...

DeniseF1 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:36:28 GMT

Yes. You can claim all medical bills paid out-of-pocket as Medical Expenses in Schedule A - Itemized Deductions

Medical Expenses are subject to the 10% rule (or 7.5% if you are over 65) and you can only claim the excess over 10% (or 7.5%) of your Adjusted Gross Income.

Please note that Itemized Deductions will only "help" when they total more than your standard deduction.

For 2016, standard deductions are:

For a taxpayer under 65, not claimed as a dependent

$6,300 for Single

$12,600 for Married Filing Jointly, or Qualifying Widow(er) with dependent child

$9,300 for Head of Household

$6,300 for Married Filing Separately

If you are over 65 or blind, add $1,250 for each instance or add

$1,550 each instance if single and not a surviving spouse

In TurboTax, you can enter Medical expenses by following these steps:

Click on Federal Taxes
Click on Deductions and Credits
Under All Tax breaks, locate the section Medical and click on Show more
Click Start next to Medical Expenses.

topic I paid for my dependents medical surgery expenses, can I claim that? in Deductions & credits

I paid for my dependents medical surgery expenses, can I claim that?

Yes. You can claim all medical bills paid out-of-pocket...