If I made the payment for travel insurance in December of 2018 but the coverage was for January to April of 2019. Can I claim the medical expense in 2018 or must I wait until 2019?
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That's a 2018 expense, provided that the expense qualifies for the deduction. For individual tax returns, you claim deductions in the year they were "constructively paid", and not in the year that you were using the proceeds of the benefit. Even though travel isn't until 2019, if you paid for it in 2018, it is a 2018 expense.
That's a 2018 expense, provided that the expense qualifies for the deduction. For individual tax returns, you claim deductions in the year they were "constructively paid", and not in the year that you were using the proceeds of the benefit. Even though travel isn't until 2019, if you paid for it in 2018, it is a 2018 expense.
Travel insurance is not an eligible medical insurance that you can claim on a tax return Schedule A as a medical expense.
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