Open TurboTax

Why sign in to the Community?

  • Submit a question
  • Check your notifications
or and start working on your taxes
Close icon
Do you have a TurboTax Online account?

We'll help you get started or pick up where you left off.

cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 
Gibby2
New Member

Why when I select the medical expenses to be applied to my tax return does it keep applying the expenses to my spouse?

I need to apply medical expenses to my tax return so that it is applied before I get a refund of my credit due from my Alternative Minimum Tax balance.

3 Replies

Why when I select the medical expenses to be applied to my tax return does it keep applying the expenses to my spouse?

Here is how to override the optimization to claim medical expenses on you and your spouse's tax returns: https://turbotax.community.intuit.ca/replies/2647641

sls2
New Member

Why when I select the medical expenses to be applied to my tax return does it keep applying the expenses to my spouse?

Turbo tax does not allow override even though it is calculated...it is in black

sls2
New Member

Why when I select the medical expenses to be applied to my tax return does it keep applying the expenses to my spouse?

I need to use my partner's income to calculate the medical amount which will be reported on my return because he has no tax payable.