Dental Expenses

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My wife and I took two trips to Costa Rica in 2019 primarily for dental work.   Can I deduct expenses related to this trip such as flights, hotels, and meals as well as the cost of the dental work?

[AlanT222 · Accepted solution]

Yes, you can deduct expenses related to obtaining the dental/medical care.

The amount you include in medical expenses for lodging can't be more than $50 for each night for each person. You can include lodging for a person traveling with the person receiving the medical care.

You can include in medical expenses amounts you pay for transportation to another city if the trip is primarily for, and essential to, receiving medical services.

You can include in medical expenses the cost of meals at a hospital or similar institution if a principal reason for being there is to get medical care.