My 13-years-old son has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Me and my husband provide 100% support for him. He has MassHealth per his diagnosis. Can we have tax credits?

[yuliana1968]

We have significant expenses during the year because of his disorder.                  1.He goes to out-of-district private ABA school which paid by school district, but we provide every day breakfast and lunch for him, because school does not serve the meal;                                                                                                                               2. My son has multiple maladaptive behaviors including property distractions. We spent a lot of money to repair the walls from holes, put new window and door glasses, including big glass door of entrance in our condo.

[Lisa995]

Neither of those things you've mentioned qualifies for any type of tax deduction or credit.

[xmasbaby0]

DISABLED CHILD

So sorry to hear about your child's health problems.  There is not any extra tax benefit or deduction to saying that a child under age 13 is disabled on your Federal return.  If you have a disabled child over 12 and need to pay for childcare so you can work, saying the child is disabled can enable you to claim the childcare credit.  Or if the child is 19 or older, you can still claim the disabled child as your dependent.  Otherwise, it does not benefit you to claim that your child is disabled.  Your state tax laws may be different.

Of course, any medical expenses you are paying out of pocket should be entered in Medical Expenses in case you have met the threshold for claiming medical expenses as a deduction.