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barbsanderson44
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Since my tax refund topped out before I took my medical exemptions, can I use them next year instead?

 
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MinhT
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Since my tax refund topped out before I took my medical exemptions, can I use them next year instead?

Medical expenses cannot be carried over to future years. If they are not deducted in the year they are incurred, they are lost forever.

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MinhT
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Since my tax refund topped out before I took my medical exemptions, can I use them next year instead?

Medical expenses cannot be carried over to future years. If they are not deducted in the year they are incurred, they are lost forever.

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