Can you claim a medical Insurance claim on yout income tax?

Question

These claims will be prescription, dental and eye glasses.

Answer 1

Hello,

If I'm understanding you correctly, you've submitted prescription, dental and eye glasses charges to a benefit plan and presumably been reimbursed for some or all of the costs.

As such, the only amount that you can claim on your tax return is any amount that was not reimbursed by the insurance. For exxample, if your plan covers 80% of prescriptions and you paid the other 20%, then you can claim the 20%.

Also, if you pay any of the medical insurance premiums those can be claimed as a medical expense.

Cheers!

Answer 2

You can only claim medical expenses that you pay with after-tax funds, and that you are NOT reimbursed for. So no, if insurance is paying them or reimbursing you for them, you can't deduct them.