Write off you ob/gyn payments!

[lizdanielle]

According to a website I read, you can claim all childbirth expenses under medical expenses. Unless someone can tell me otherwise, I am going to write off my $360/month I've been paying since fall (I have insurance; deductibles, premiums, co-pays can be written off as far as I knpw$.

[abunchoflemons]

eye exams, yearly checks, copays, dentall, prescriptions but i think the stuff you actually pay that year ... if dec appointment then bill in jan of next year then it goes on to the next year. miles too if you have to drivev a way to doctor......

[lizdanielle]

Originally Posted by abunchoflemons eye exams, yearly checks, copays, dentall, prescriptions but i think the stuff you actually pay that year ... if dec appointment then bill in jan of next year then it goes on to the next year. miles too if you have to drivev a way to doctor......

I need to figure it all out! From my understanding it has to be 7.5% of adjusted income to count...?

[lemon.extract]

Ah if the 7.5% is true I probably can't write off my medical expenses.... I will take it to my accountant anyways.

[mamatoclaire]

Here's some info http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc502.html

You can only deduct the expenses that exceed 7.5% of your adjusted gross income.

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[lizdanielle]

Originally Posted by lemon.extract Ah if the 7.5% is true I probably can't write off my medical expenses.... I will take it to my accountant anyways.

If you have insurance make sure to check your premiums. That's what worked for us!

[Scaethach]

Last I knew it depended if the premiums were pretax or not (ours are).