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kat-klassen82
January 29, 2025
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Does paying out of pocket for a counselor or therapist count under medical expenses paid?

  • January 29, 2025
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    MayaD
    January 29, 2025

    Per IRS:

    If the therapy is treatment for a disease, it is considered medical expense. For example, an amount paid for therapy to treat a diagnosed mental illness is a medical expense, but an amount paid for marital counseling is not.

     

    If you itemize your deductions, you can deduct unreimbursed medical expenses that exceed 7.5% of your adjusted gross income (AGI), found on line 11 of your 2024 Form 1040.

     

    Medical and dental expenses

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