turbo tax not showing medical expense on 1040 form it says now available

[xmasbaby0 · Accepted solution]

Did you enter enough medical expenses paid in 2022 to meet the threshold?   If not, they will not appear anywhere.  And...even if you did enter enough to meet the threshold for medical expenses, you have to have enough other itemized deductions to exceed your standard deduction.   Itemized deductions go on a Schedule A.   If you do not have enough itemized deductions, you will get your standard deduction.  Look on line12 of your Form 1040 to see which you are getting.

MEDICAL EXPENSES

The medical expense deduction has to meet a rather large threshold before it can affect your return. The amount of medical (including dental, vision, etc.)  expenses that will count toward itemization is the amount that is OVER 7.5% of your adjusted gross income. You should only enter the amount that you paid in 2022—do not include any amounts that were covered by insurance or that are still outstanding.  Of course, your medical expenses plus your other itemized deductions still have to exceed your standard deduction before you will see a difference in your tax due or refund.

To enter your medical expenses go to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Medical>Medical Expenses

2022 STANDARD DEDUCTION AMOUNTS

SINGLE $12,950  (65 or older + $1750)

MARRIED FILING SEPARATELY $12,950  (65 or older + $1750)

MARRIED FILING JOINTLY $25,900  (65 or older + $1400 per spouse)

HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD  $19,400  (65 or older +$1750)

Legally Blind + $1750

[sandylw81]

I have enough deductions to deduct  my medical expenses. Like I said before they are not carried forward to show on the form showing all of my deductions., that line shows now available.

Sandra 

[DoninGA]

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@sandylw81 wrote:

I have enough deductions to deduct  my medical expenses. Like I said before they are not carried forward to show on the form showing all of my deductions., that line shows now available.

Sandra 

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READ the answer on this thread directly above your post.

As stated in the answer -

And...even if you did enter enough to meet the threshold for medical expenses, you have to have enough other itemized deductions to exceed your standard deduction.   Itemized deductions go on a Schedule A.   If you do not have enough itemized deductions, you will get your standard deduction.  Look on line12 of your Form 1040 to see which you are getting.