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posted Oct 27, 2021 12:52:24 PM

Health insurance

My wife was a salaried employee through September and is now on my health insurance because she's an independent contractor. Can we deduct any of her insurance costs?

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Employee Tax Expert
Oct 27, 2021 1:04:53 PM

No, the policy would need to be established under her name.  Amounts for any month she was eligible to participate in a health plan subsidized by your employer are not self-employed health insurance deductions.

 

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p535#en_US_2020_publink1000208843

 

I hope this information is helpful!