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Can I claim medical expenses? include medical premium paid or deducted from social security and subliminal insurance?

 
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LeonardS
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Can I claim medical expenses? include medical premium paid or deducted from social security and subliminal insurance?

Yes, You may deduct your medical insurance premiums paid or deducted by social security and subliminal insurance as an itemized deduction on Schedule A. Only medical expenses have to exceed 7.5% of your gross adjusted income are deductible.  If you do not itemize you cannot deduct the payments.

 

Single

Your standard deduction starts at $12,550.

  • Add $1,700 if you were born before January 2, 1957.
  • Add $1,700 if you were blind as of December 31, 2021.

Married Filing Jointly or Qualified Widow(er) with Dependent Child

Your standard deduction starts at $25,100.

  • Add $1,350 if you were born before January 2, 1957.
  • Add $1,350 if your jointly-filing spouse was born before January 2, 1957.
  • Add $1,350 if you were blind as of December 31, 2021.
  • Add $1,350 if your jointly-filing spouse was blind as of December 31, 2021

Head of Household

Your standard deduction starts at $18,800.

  • Add $1,700 if you were born before January 2, 1957.
  • Add $1,700 if you were blind as of December 31, 2021.

Married Filing Separately

Your standard deduction starts at $12,550.

  • Add $1,350 if you were born before January 2, 1957.
  • Add $1,350 if you were blind as of December 31, 2021

 

 

 

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Can I claim medical expenses? include medical premium paid or deducted from social security and subliminal insurance?

If, however, these amounts are already listed on your SSA-1099, do not enter them again elsewhere.

And note that some states have different thresholds to deduct these.

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