Self Employed, Health Insurance

[joe-shifrin]

My wife is self employed but I am not. We have health insurance coverage through my employer, but pay ~$1,600/year in premiums for her coverage. Can we write off the premium we pay for her coverage under the "Self Employed Health Insurance" section?

[DDollar · Accepted solution]

If she receives her insurance through your employer's health care plan and it is paid for with pretax dollars, then no, she cannot take the Self-Employed health care deduction.