To become eligible to claim for travel expenses for medical treatment, you have to travel at least 40 KM (One way) and meet the following conditions:
- There were no equivalent medical services near your home
- You took a direct route
- It was reasonable for you, under the circumstances, to travel to the place you did for those medical services
To enter travel expenses for medical purpose in TurboTax, follow the steps outlined below:
- Select Find (or the magnifying glass icon) in the top right corner of the page.
- Type Medical Expenses in the Find Window and select Medical Expenses Profile and click on Go.
- From the available options select the one which meets your needs and click on Continue.
- In the Medical Expenses window, TurboTax will display the minimum amount of eligible medical expenses which is required to generate a tax benefit. Click on Enter New Medical Expense.
- In the Medical Expenses window, click on the + Add Medical Receipt.
- In the Medical Expenses Receipt # 1, enter the required details, and click on Enter New Medical Expense.
- Continue to repeat Step 6, until you are done with all your receipts.
- Select Done.
For more information on travel expenses for medical purpose, please visit our TurboTax article- Claiming Medical Expense Travel Credits.
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