My parents (not U.S. citizen or resident) visited U.S. for a month for medical treatment, can I claim the expenses I paid for their medical treatment in the deduction?

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April 11, 2024
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The deduction here is for the Federal tax.
My parents received the medical treatment in a U.S. hospital.
My parents are neither U.S. citizen nor U.S. resident, they are not living with me.
I am living in U.S. .

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Best answer by Vanessa A

Yes, you would have to pay over half of their overall support in order to claim their medical expenses on your tax return.

Where do they live? If they live outside the North America, you cannot claim them as a dependent or claim their medical expenses on your return. You can only claim a US Citizen, US Resident, a Resident of Canada or Mexico or a US national on your return.

MayaD

You can deduct your parent's medical expenses even if they do not meet the income requirement to be claimed as your dependent if you provided more that half of their support.

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kevinadolAuthor

Hi MayaD,

Thank you for the updates. I got a few more questions:

1. I paid more than half of their medical expense in U.S. . Do I also need to provide more than half of their other expenses (e.g., living expense outside U.S.) to deduct my parent's medical expenses in my tax return?

2. If my parents are NOT U.S. resident (they are living outside U.S., and they are not U.S. citizen), can I deduct my parent's medical expenses in my tax return?

Thank you for your time and help.