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posted Feb 20, 2021 8:27:32 AM

My medical expenses are just under the allowed amount as were last years. Can I combine last years and this years medical expenses.

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Level 6
Apr 6, 2021 12:40:45 PM

Thank you for choosing TurboTax, 

 

If you did not use prior year medical amounts and if they occurred in a 12-months period that ends in the current tax year, you can claim these medical expenses from the prior year.

 

You can claim any eligible medical expenses if they occurred in a 12-month period that ends in the current tax year. After you enter your medical expenses, TurboTax will prompt you to choose your 12-month claim period. 

 

For example, the oldest medical expense that you can claim on your 2020 return is an expense from January 2, 2019, using a claim period of January 2, 2019, to January 1, 2020.

 

Please visit the FAQs Can I claim prior year medical expenses? to learn more about prior year medical expenses.