topic Re: Medical Expenses in Credits and deductions

Medical Expenses

Danid1 — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:42:41 GMT

Hi,

I entered all of my medical expenses for the 2024 tax year into the Medical Expenses Worksheet. In the end, the total wasn't enough to get a deduction, so it didn’t help my return this year. Is there a way to save this information so I can use it for next year’s taxes? Or will I need to enter everything again from scratch?

Thank you!

Re: Medical Expenses

TurboTax_Susan — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:33:42 GMT

If you use TurboTax Desktop again next year, your unused medical expenses will carry-forward when you transfer your info from this year. Then, depending on which 12 month period you choose on your 2025 taxes, you might be able to use your left over 2024 expenses.

Re: Medical Expenses

Danid1 — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 23:07:08 GMT

Fantastic. Thank you.

Now that I’ve finished entering everything, I have a tiny $10 deduction which I don’t want to use. Where in the easy-step do I make Turbotax *not* use the expenses I’ve entered and carry them over to next year?

Re: Medical Expenses

Danid1 — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:55:29 GMT

Hi again @TurboTax_Susan

Are you sure there's a way to carry forward the unused medical expenses?

It seems TT Premier Desktop can't do that:

Re: Medical Expenses

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 21:21:57 GMT

@Danid1 We apologize for this confusion, it looks like we can't carry forward medical expenses in TurboTax Desktop. As it is suggested, you can remove all medical receipts and keep them for next year.

Thank you for choosing TurboTax.

Re: Medical Expenses

Jorgie — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:37:35 GMT

Unfortunately, my medical expenses are entered from a T4 form for the current year, which are from Box 85, Premiums paid to a private healthcare plan. This amount is not entered in the Medical Expense slips so there is no way to delete it. And I don't need it. Am I wasting it somehow by not getting it off the current return, or will it automatically populate into next year's return as a carry-forward?