Why aren't my medical expense entries showing up

[haydenhill]

my medical expense entries are not showing up  - the line item for medical expenses is empty and the REVIEW button is bold. I have entered my medical expenses three times and the total is not showing up

[DawnC]

Are you taking the standard deduction?   Medical expenses are an itemized deduction.   If you don't have more itemized deductions than your standard deduction, they don't affect your tax return.   Preview your 1040 and look on line 12 to see if the amount is the standard deduction.   Does the button say Revisit or Needs Review?   You can ignore it; if there is a real issue, TurboTax will highlight the issue during the Smart Check before filing.  

You can deduct (if you itemize) the amount of your medical expenses over 7.5% of your adjusted gross income.   If this amount combined with all of your other itemized deductions is more than your standard deduction, TurboTax will automatically make the switch and add Schedule A to your tax return.   

If you want to change to itemized deduction to see the difference and be able to view your medical expenses, follow the directions in this link.   But remember to change it back if your standard deduction is higher.   For most taxpayers, the standard deduction is the better option.  

Standard vs. Itemized

[haydenhill]

Thank you so much for your detailed reply. I itemize regularly so I do understand how that works. I will just ignore the Needs Review/Revisit button.

The thing that was a bit confusing/frustrating was a change in how the medical expense line worked.

 In previous years I could see my medical expense entry before the determination was made by the software that either the standard deduction or the itemized deduction applied. This time the medical expense entry kept going blank every time I hit Next/Continue and then the screen came up showing either the standard deduction or itemizing applied. If I wanted to go back to add another medical expense I had forgotten I had to start all over again with every single medical category.  

Also, even now when I go back to review my expense entries, the medical line is blank and the Revisit/Review button is highlighted. 

I went ahead and e-filed and everything was accepted - just wanted to let you know what the issues were. 

Thanks so much again for your answer!