https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-medical-deductions/01/3079918#M203771 <P>Hello and thank you for your question.&nbsp; You may input the medical out of pocket expenses in TurboTax under the medical expenses section located within deductions/credits.&nbsp; Please keep in mind; however, it is a Schedule A item subject to 7.5% AGI.&nbsp; Basically, medical expenses paid above 7/5% AGI would be a deduction added to Schedule A.&nbsp; If standard deduction is used the standard deduction will apply and not include the medical deductions.&nbsp; If itemized deductions are higher then that will be recommended to be used and include medical expenses paid above 7.5% AGI.&nbsp; The higher of standard verus itemized is best to reduce overall taxable income.</P> Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:20:48 GMT carmen_t 2023-07-26T17:20:48Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/medical-deductions/01/3079895#M203770 <P>My wife has dementia and Parkinsons disease. Twice a week I pay out of pocket a private agency to send a lady to care for my wife while i get out &nbsp;of the house. I pay the agency directly who then pays the caregiver and is responsible for her social security, withholding sets. May I deduct my costs in annual return under medical deductions or some where else? Thanks.</P> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:52:16 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/medical-deductions/01/3079895#M203770 Mildred2Me 2026-02-24T06:52:16Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-medical-deductions/01/3079918#M203771 <P>Hello and thank you for your question.&nbsp; You may input the medical out of pocket expenses in TurboTax under the medical expenses section located within deductions/credits.&nbsp; Please keep in mind; however, it is a Schedule A item subject to 7.5% AGI.&nbsp; Basically, medical expenses paid above 7/5% AGI would be a deduction added to Schedule A.&nbsp; If standard deduction is used the standard deduction will apply and not include the medical deductions.&nbsp; If itemized deductions are higher then that will be recommended to be used and include medical expenses paid above 7.5% AGI.&nbsp; The higher of standard verus itemized is best to reduce overall taxable income.</P> Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:20:48 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-medical-deductions/01/3079918#M203771 carmen_t 2023-07-26T17:20:48Z