medical milage deduction

[lk23701]

After entering my medical milage the tax owed did not change

[xmasbaby0]

It is very hard to get a deduction for medical expenses.  You have TWO very tough thresholds to meet.

MEDICAL EXPENSES

The medical expense deduction has to meet a rather large threshold before it can affect your return. The amount of medical (including dental, vision, etc.)  expenses that will count toward itemization is the amount that is OVER 7.5% of your adjusted gross income. You should only enter the amount that you paid in 2022—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

2022 STANDARD DEDUCTION AMOUNTS

SINGLE $12,950  (65 or older + $1750)

MARRIED FILING SEPARATELY $12,950  (65 or older + $1750)

MARRIED FILING JOINTLY $25,900  (65 or older + $1400 per spouse)

HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD  $19,400  (65 or older +$1750)

Legally Blind + $1750

[lk23701]

Good information.  Thanks, but my itemized deductions exceed the standard deduction, and my medical deductions exceed the 7.5% of the AGI threshold.  It appears that Turbo Tax is missing some software code that converts milage to a dollar deduction because the amount of tax owed does not change when I enter my milage deduction of 1826 miles in the appropriate spaces.

[xmasbaby0]

@lk23701

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