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Medical Expense

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
June 8, 2022
1 reply
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If all long term care (nursing home) expenses are paid out of pocket are they tax deductible as a medical expense

Level 5

Yes, in certain instances nursing home expenses are deductible medical expenses.

If you, your spouse, or your dependent is in a nursing home primarily for medical care, then the entire nursing home cost (including meals and lodging) is deductible as a medical expense.
If that individual is in a home primarily for non-medical reasons, then only the cost of the actual medical care is deductible as a medical expense, not the cost of the meals and lodging.

All the best,

AnthonyC_CPA

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