Follow the instructions below to enter your premiums and we’ll check to see if you qualify for any deductions:
I paid COBRA premiums and the policy is in a former employer's name
- Search for Schedule A and select the Jump to link.
- Answer Yes to Did you have any medical expenses in [current tax year]?
- Answer the questions (you can leave them blank if they're asking about a type of expense you didn't have) until you reach How much did you spend on insurance premiums? Enter your COBRA premiums under Medical insurance premiums.
I paid health insurance premiums, and the policy is in my name and not from a Marketplace
- Search for Schedule C and select the Jump to link.
- If this is your first time entering info about your self-employment work, you’ll be asked some initial questions before coming to the Expenses section.
- If you previously entered info on your self-employment work, select Edit next to the type of work you entered previously.
- Select Less common to show all expense categories. Browse the options and select Health insurance premiums, then select Continue.
- On the Expenses section, find the Health insurance premiums section and select Start.
- On the Tell us about health insurance premiums for your [business] work screen, enter the total amount of health insurance premiums you paid.