The deduction, if you qualify, is for insurance premiums/ the cost of the insurance itself- it is not for your medical expenses/ copays/ deductible etc.
To qualify for the High Deductible Health Insurance deduction in Georgia you must meet the following requirements:
- Your insurance must be defined as a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP). Many people will automatically not be eligible because their insurance does not have this designation. If unsure, you can ask your plan if it is considered an HDHP. The plan itself must meet specific criteria, and having a higher deductible than another plan might not be enough.
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If your plan qualifies, you need to see if you got a federal tax benefit for your insurance costs. This will also eliminate most people from qualifying, since the majority of individuals will have pretax insurance through their jobs. That means the cost of your insurance has already not been taxed.
- If you pass these 2 hurdles, you still have to keep one thing in mind: The deduction is for the insurance premiums, not for your deductible/ expenses.
If you pay for High Deductible Health Insurance premiums that are not pretax through your job (which is probably rather uncommon), you may be eligible for a deduction through the State of Georgia. You have to adjust the deduction if you also got a benefit on federal Schedule A for medical.
See page 12 of GA instructions (item number 20).
http://dor.georgia.gov/sites/dor.georgia.gov/files/related_files/document/2016_IT-511_Individual_Inc...
