16 yo child depend. in 2018. Child has special needs and we paid for educational advocate assessment/testing. What form do I submit, or enter on 1040 for deduction ?

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Best answer by Vanessa11_2

These would be deductible as medical expenses subject to the 7.5% of your AGI threshold. You would need to itemize and your itemized expenses would need to be greater than your standard deduction in order to be able to claim them.

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These would be deductible as medical expenses subject to the 7.5% of your AGI threshold. You would need to itemize and your itemized expenses would need to be greater than your standard deduction in order to be able to claim them.

To enter these as medical expenses click

Federal
Deductions & Credits
Show Full List of tax breaks
Show More next to Medical
Start next to Medical Expenses
walk through all the questions enter them as Other with a description

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You can deduct medical expenses for diagnosis or treatment of a disease. If your testing expense was just to assess an already diagnosed condition it may not qualify. If you itemize and meet the 7.5% threshold to deduct medical expenses you can try adding that cost but be aware that it could be challenged if you are audited.