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Your prescriptions are Medical expenses.
You can claim all medical and dental bills, prescription costs and health insurance premiums paid out-of-pocket as Medical Expenses in Schedule A - Itemized Deductions
For tax year 2018,
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 2018, standard deductions are:
For a taxpayer under 65, not claimed as a dependent
In TurboTax, you can enter Medical expenses by following these steps:
Your prescriptions are Medical expenses.
You can claim all medical and dental bills, prescription costs and health insurance premiums paid out-of-pocket as Medical Expenses in Schedule A - Itemized Deductions
For tax year 2018,
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 2018, standard deductions are:
For a taxpayer under 65, not claimed as a dependent
In TurboTax, you can enter Medical expenses by following these steps:
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