Can I claim med exps I paid for my 25-yr old son who is atndg college and files his own tax return? I covered his med ins premiums and all out-of-pocket medical costs.

[TaxHelp1]

He made too much money last year so I could not claim him as a dependent, so he filed his own tax return, but I did pay all his medical expenses because his job did not offer insurance benefits. Can I claim those expenses on my return?

[MargaretL · Accepted solution]

Yes, you can deduct the medical expenses.

IRS says that you can include medical expenses you paid for an individual that would have been your dependent except that:

1. He or she received gross income of $4,050 or more in 2016,
2. He or she filed a joint return for 2016, or
3. You, or your spouse if filing jointly, could be claimed as a dependent on someone else's 2016 return.