Maybe. The food seems to fit the medical requirements* making it deductible, but will it be to you is the question.
- If you are itemizing your deductions, then this may count as a medical expense.**
- If you do not itemize, then they would not be deductible.
*See Publication 502, Medical and Dental Expenses. which states:
Medical expenses are the costs of diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, and for the purpose of affecting any part or function of the body. These expenses include payments for legal medical services rendered by physicians, surgeons, dentists, and other medical practitioners. They include the costs of equipment, supplies, and diagnostic devices needed for these purposes. Medical care expenses must be primarily to alleviate or prevent a physical or mental disability or illness. They don't include expenses that are merely beneficial to general health, such as vitamins or a vacation. Medical expenses include the premiums you pay for insurance that covers the expenses of medical care, and the amounts you pay for transportation to get medical care. Medical expenses also include amounts paid for qualified long-term care services and limited amounts paid for any qualified long-term care insurance contract.
** The medical deduction goes along with mortgage interest, state, local and property taxes and charity to create your itemized deductions. If your itemized deductions are less than your standard deduction, you will not see a difference. You can learn more at About Schedule A (Form 1040), Itemized Deductions.
The standard deduction is so high now that 95% of people are taking the standard deduction.
- Single $12,200
- HOH, $18,350
- MFJ $24,400.
You may not see your medical expenses count.
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