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Retirees can claim medical expense deductions on their 2026 U.S. federal tax returns only if they and their qualifying medical expenses exceed a certain threshold.
The IRS did not change the AGI threshold for deducting medical and dental expenses in 2025: taxpayers may still deduct only the portion of unreimbursed medical and dental expenses that exceeds 7.5% of...
allows deduction of transportation and lodging costs that are primarily for and essential to medical care, but it explicitly excludes certain travel expenses — notably ordinary commuting, travel for p...
The allows certain transportation costs incurred for medical care to be deducted as when they exceed other limits; for 2026 taxpayers may use the optional standard medical mileage rate of to compute t...
The IRS has not issued a new, narrow “2025-only” paperwork form for medical expense deductions; instead, Publication 502 and Schedule A guidance reiterate longstanding substantiation expectations: tax...