Medical and Dental Expenses Tax Credit

U.S. Department of the Treasury > Medical and Dental Expenses Tax Credit

Program Description:

This program can reduce the Federal tax you owe by utilizing medical expense deductions. Medical expenses are the costs of diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, and the costs for treatments affecting any part of function of the body.

General Program Requirements:

In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must have medical expenses (and their receipts, or access to receipts) and be a taxpayer who is interested in receiving tax information and tax return preparation assistance.

Status

Active

Loan Terms:

Not Applicable

Application Process:

No application is needed to utilize this program. However, you must file your taxes using the guidelines posted at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p502.pdf

Program Contact Information:

For more information, visit:
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc502.html

Or contact your local Taxpayer Assistance Center:
http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html

For additional information contact:
IRS Tax Forms & Publications
SE:W:CAR:MP:FP, IR-6526
1111 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20224

Managing Agency:

U.S. Department of the Treasury
http://www.ustreas.gov/