Medicare Premiums

[BruceF]

As a retired federal civil service employee, I do not receive Social Security but pay my Medicare Part D premiums directly to Medicare.  TurboTax program does not ask for this information and so I've been including it as an additional deductible medical insurance cost.  What line should I report it on?  This affects my state income tax so want to do it correctly.  The TurboTax program should be updated to cover people in my situation.  Thanks!

[SharonD007]

Medicare payments that weren't reimbursed are entered under Medical Expenses in the Deductions and Credits section.   Medical expenses must exceed 7.5% of your adjusted gross income (AGI) to count toward your itemized deductions  and your itemized deductions must exceed your Standard Deduction for your filing status to itemize.

For navigation instructions, refer to the TurboTax article Can I deduct medical expenses? For more information, review the TurboTax Help article Can I deduct Medicare premiums?

For more information on deductions, review the TurboTax article Standard Deduction vs. Itemized Deductions: Which Is Better?