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Yes. You can claim all medical bills paid out-of-pocket as Medical Expenses in Schedule A - Itemized Deductions
Medical Expenses are subject to the 10% rule (or 7.5% if you are over 65) and you can only claim the excess over 10% (or 7.5%) of your Adjusted Gross Income.
Please note that Itemized Deductions will only "help" when they total more than your standard deduction.
For 2016, standard deductions are:
For a taxpayer under 65, not claimed as a dependent
$6,300 for Single
$12,600 for Married Filing Jointly, or Qualifying Widow(er) with dependent child
$9,300 for Head of Household
$6,300 for Married Filing Separately
If you are over 65 or blind, add $1,250 for each instance or add
$1,550 each instance if single and not a surviving spouseIn TurboTax, you can enter Medical expenses by following these steps:
Yes. You can claim all medical bills paid out-of-pocket as Medical Expenses in Schedule A - Itemized Deductions
Medical Expenses are subject to the 10% rule (or 7.5% if you are over 65) and you can only claim the excess over 10% (or 7.5%) of your Adjusted Gross Income.
Please note that Itemized Deductions will only "help" when they total more than your standard deduction.
For 2016, standard deductions are:
For a taxpayer under 65, not claimed as a dependent
$6,300 for Single
$12,600 for Married Filing Jointly, or Qualifying Widow(er) with dependent child
$9,300 for Head of Household
$6,300 for Married Filing Separately
If you are over 65 or blind, add $1,250 for each instance or add
$1,550 each instance if single and not a surviving spouseIn TurboTax, you can enter Medical expenses by following these steps:
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