topic I had a hospital stay in 2017 but payed the bill in 2018. Do I deduct the amount on my 2017 taxes? in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-had-a-hospital-stay-in-2017-but-payed-the-bill-in-2018-do-i-deduct-the-amount-on-my-2017-taxes/01/728771#M96583 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:52:33 GMT fzerangue 2019-06-06T15:52:33Z I had a hospital stay in 2017 but payed the bill in 2018. Do I deduct the amount on my 2017 taxes? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-had-a-hospital-stay-in-2017-but-payed-the-bill-in-2018-do-i-deduct-the-amount-on-my-2017-taxes/01/728771#M96583 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:52:33 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-had-a-hospital-stay-in-2017-but-payed-the-bill-in-2018-do-i-deduct-the-amount-on-my-2017-taxes/01/728771#M96583 fzerangue 2019-06-06T15:52:33Z Deduct the medical expense in the year that it is paid, r... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/deduct-the-medical-expense-in-the-year-that-it-is-paid-r/01/728776#M96585 <P>Deduct the medical expense in the year that it is paid, regardless of when the medical expense was incurred. In your case, you can deduct it in 2018.<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:52:33 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/deduct-the-medical-expense-in-the-year-that-it-is-paid-r/01/728776#M96585 PaulaM 2019-06-06T15:52:33Z