Does a medical expense credit get automatically entered when using the standard deduction? I did not enter any expenses but a large credit showed up?

[xmasbaby0]

 One guess.....if you  received Social Security benefits, the Medicare premiums you entered when you entered your SSA1099 flowed in to the medical expense section.

[BillM223]

Please clarify what "medical expense credit" you are referring to. Do you mean a medical expense deduction on Schedule A?

[dclrktx]

Thank you for responding. I'm not SS or Medicare

It's under tax breaks medical expenses. I don't know where this came from.

[dclrktx]

Thank you for responding. I'm not itemizing. It showed up under tax breaks right before I  had to enter my 1095A info ACA tax credit. I'm confused!

[ThomasM125]

It is possible that you are seeing that medical expenses are a potential tax break, in that they can be deductible as itemized deductions, even though they may not be on your tax return as such.

You can view your form 1040 while in the online version of TurboTax and look on line 12 to see if your return shows the standard deduction or itemized deduction amount. The standard deduction for single people is $12,950  and $25,900 for joint filers in 2022.

You can view your tax return by following these steps:

1. Click on Tax Tools in the left menu bar
2. Click on Tools
3. Look under Other Helpful links….
4. Choose View Tax Summary
5. Look in the left menu bar and choose Preview my 1040
6. Scroll down the page to see form 1040 and schedules 1 to 3