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February 23, 2020
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deductions of Medicare

  • February 23, 2020
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Where are the Medicare premiums listed for deductions?  I don't have a lot of medical expenses but I have paid the premiums this past year.

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    VolvoGirl
    Employee
    February 23, 2020

    How did you pay them?  When you enter a SSA-1099 they automatically go to Medical.

     

    Or if you paid them separately,   just start typing Medical  in the search box at the top of your return and pick "medical expenses, sch a" from the drop down list.  Then click on Jump To  at the top of the list.

     

    OR

    Enter Medical under

    Federal on left

    Deductions and Credits

    Then scroll way down to Medical

    Then Medical Expenses - click Start or Update

     

     But it takes a lot of medical to be able to deduct it.

    You can only deduct the amount of unreimbursed Medical Expenses you actually paid over 7.5%of your AGI.  And then all your itemized deductions have to be more than the standard deduction to get any benefit (so you would only be getting the benefit of the amount that puts you over the standard deduction).  And since the Standard Deduction is increased more people will not need to Itemize.

     

     

    DoninGA
    Employee
    February 23, 2020

    Medicare premiums paid for the year are entered as health insurance premiums in the Medical Expenses section of the program.

     

    Health care insurance premiums and other medical expenses that you paid with out of pocket funds are an eligible medical expense that you can deduct using Schedule A for itemized deductions. However, only your total medical expenses that are greater than 7.5% of your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) can be deducted. Your total itemized deductions reported on Form 1040 Schedule A must be greater than the standard deduction for your filing status to have any tax benefit.

     

    Standard deductions for 2019

    • Single - $12,200 add $1,650 if age 65 or older
    • Married Filing Separately - $12,200 add $1,300 if age 65 or older
    • Married Filing Jointly - $24,400 add $1,300 for each spouse age 65 or older
    • Head of Household - $18,350 add $1,650 if age 65 or older


    To enter your medical expenses -

    • Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
    • Click on Deductions and Credits
    • Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown)
    • Scroll down to Medical
    • On Medical Expenses, click the start or update button

    Or enter medical expenses, sch a in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to medical expenses, sch a