In the federal deductions & credits section of medical expenses, should medical insurance premiums that I paid through my employer be included? This section has an information tab about what are qualified medical expenses, which lists payments to doctors/dentists, hospital fees, prescriptions, etc. but it does not specifically mention health insurance cost so I wanted to check. Thanks!
No.
Health insurance premiums paid by your employer and reported with a code of DD in box 12 of your W-2 are already tax-advantaged (they are removed from Wages in box 1 before your W-2 is printed), so you may not double dip by reporting them on your Schedule A.
I am assuming that this is really regular employer health insurance and not something special that you are paying for with after-tax dollars.
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