I want to know if I can use medical bills that are billed to me but I have not yet paid them

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No, the IRS only permits you to claim a deduction for medical expenses in the year they were paid. So if you pay those current bills you have in 2017, then you'll claim the deduction on your 2017 taxes rather than 2016.

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