My spouse has a medical issue requiring the assistance of a caregiver 40 hours per week.
masa6136
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Does the expense for this service qualify for a medical deduction?
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Does the expense associated with a caregiver services qualify for a medical deduction?
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Hi masa6136,
Yes, based on the simple description you provided, that expense qualifies for the itemized medical deduction and is limited to medical and dental expenses that exceeds 7.5% of the amount of your adjusted gross income on Form 1040.
The IRS instructions for medical expense state, "…you can include what you paid for: Nursing help (including your share of the employment taxes paid). If you paid someone to do both nursing and housework, you can deduct only the cost of the nursing help."
