Medical deduction

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
May 28, 2020
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Client's daughter is 22 years old and is not a FT student. (She graduated in 2018) She moved back home in May 2019 and still resides there. In 2019 the daughter had AGI of 32,008. The daughter is covered under my client's medical insurance plan. My client paid for the premiums as well as the daughter's medical expenses. Does my client deduct her medical expenses on Sch A?

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Best answer by TAXOH

The daughter would need to be a dependent in order to deduct.

TAXOHAnswer

Level 10

The daughter would need to be a dependent in order to deduct.

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mcd1231Author

Level 4

Thank you. That is what I thought after reading the instructions for medical deductions. I just want to double check with an expert.

BobKamman

Level 15

Come on guys, this is basic first week of tax class. Don't tell me her AGI unless it's the only reason she's not being claimed as a dependent. Tell me who provides more than half of her support.

You can include medical expenses you paid for an individual who would have been your dependent except that:

He or she received gross income of $4,200 or more in 2019

Coverage for nondependents.

Generally, you can't deduct any additional premium you pay as the result of including on your policy someone who isn't your spouse or dependent, even if that person is your child under age 27. However, you can deduct the additional premium if that person is:

Any person you could have claimed as a dependent on your return except that person received $4,200 or more of gross income or filed a joint return; or

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