Can we claim my 23 year old son's health premiums on our tax return? He has his own private insurance policy.

[MichaelDC · Accepted solution]

Yes. Health Insurance premiums you paid would be considered a medical deduction regardless if he's still your dependent or not.

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

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