medical deduction - single female ivf

Certain fertility expenses can be deductible as medical expenses. Per the IRS:

You can include in medical expenses the cost of the following procedures performed on yourself, your spouse, or your dependent to overcome an inability to have children.

• Procedures such as in vitro fertilization (including temporary storage of eggs or sperm).

• Surgery, including an operation to reverse prior surgery that prevented the person operated on from having children.

Qualified medical expenses in excess of 7.5% of adjusted gross income (AGI) are deductible as itemized deductions. To enter these expenses, follow these steps:

• From the Federal menu, click on Deductions & Credits
• Expand the menu for Medical
• Click Start/Revisit next to Medical Expenses
• Enter the information on the screens that follow

Qualified Medical Expenses