{"id":1670,"date":"2019-06-05T15:11:45","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T22:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.turbotax.intuit.com\/es\/?p=1670"},"modified":"2019-06-05T15:12:32","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T22:12:32","slug":"real-talk-series-do-my-cancer-treatments-affect-my-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.turbotax.intuit.com\/es\/uncategorized\/real-talk-series-do-my-cancer-treatments-affect-my-taxes-1670\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Talk Series: Do My Cancer Treatments Affect My Taxes?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Q:\u00a0I was diagnosed cancer with this year, and am currently receiving treatments. Will this have any affect on my tax situation?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A:<\/strong> I am sorry to hear about your diagnosis, but hopefully this information will help you. If you have been diagnosed with cancer or any disease and you are receiving medical treatments you may be able to lower your taxable income by deducting the medical expenses you paid as a medical expense deduction<\/a>.<\/p>\n

First, what you need to know is that you have to be able to itemize your tax deductions instead of taking the standard deduction. For 2016, if your itemized deductions are more than the standard deduction of $6300 ($12,600 married filing jointly), you may be able to deduct your medical expenses if they are more than 10% of your adjusted gross income (7.5% if 65 and older). So if your adjusted gross income is $50,000 then your medical expenses that are more than $5,000 (10% x $50,000) may be able to be deducted. That may seem like a lot, but many taxpayers find that their medical expenses can really add up.<\/p>\n

Here are just a few expenses you may have paid that you may be able to deduct as medical expenses:<\/p>\n