I had a surgery to cure Erectile Dysfunction that was not covered by Insurance. I paid out of pocket. I did not pay the Dr. or Hospital directly. I paid a 3rd party broker that arranged everything. I am I still able to deduct the cost or a portion of it?
A broker arranged your medical care? Was this overseas?
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ctually, it was here in the US. Did not have to coordinate anything, they handled it all. Even provided complication insurance which was nice to have. Company specializing in surgeries that people don’t have insurance coverage for. All things considered very reasonable price and beyond excellent service.
Medical care expenses include payments for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or payments for treatments affecting any structure or function of the body.
Deductible medical expenses may include but aren't limited to the following:
Payments of fees to doctors, dentists, surgeons, chiropractors, psychiatrists, psychologists, and nontraditional medical practitioners
Payments for in-patient hospital care or residential nursing home care, if the availability of medical care is the principal reason for being in the nursing home, including the cost of meals and lodging charged by the hospital or nursing home. If the availability of medical care isn't the principal reason for residence in the nursing home, the deduction is limited to that part of the cost that's for medical care.
Payments for acupuncture treatments or inpatient treatment at a center for alcohol or drug addiction, for participation in a smoking-cessation program and for drugs to alleviate nicotine withdrawal that require a prescription
But you cannot claim any "broker" fees, commissions, or interest....just the amount actually paid for the medical care.
The medical expense deduction has to meet a rather large threshold before it can affect your return. The amount of medical expenses that will count toward itemization for someone under 65 is the amount that is OVER 10% of your adjusted gross income; for someone 65 or older it would be the amount over 7.5% of your AGI.
You should only enter the amount that you paid in 2016—do not include any amounts that were covered by insurance or that are still outstanding. Of course, your medical expenses plus your other itemized deductions still have to exceed your standard deduction before you will see a difference in your tax due or refund.
To enter your medical expenses go to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Medical>Medical Expenses
OP did not indicate whether they are working on 2016 or thinking ahead to 2017