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Yes, the medical expenses you paid out-of-pocket are deductible as Medical Expenses in Schedule A - Itemized Deductions
For tax year 2020, Medical Expenses are subject to the 7.5% rule and you can only claim the excess over 7.5% of your Adjusted Gross Income.
Please note that Itemized Deductions will only "help" when they exceed your standard deduction.
For 2020, standard deductions are:
For a taxpayer under 65, not claimed as a dependent
You can enter Medical expenses by following these steps:
You won't actually benefit from listing medical expenses unless they are more than 7.5% of your income. That's a high bar that most people don't meet.
However, you can still reimburse yourself for those medical expenses by making a withdrawal from your HSA account (getting a check or transfer into your checking account). The debit card is not the only way to spend money. You can reimburse yourself for any past medical expenses that you paid out of pocket, as long as the medical expense was incurred after the date you opened the HSA.
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