I have a 22 year old niece. I had custody of her as a minor. This year she needed a 60 day trauma and addiction treatment. Is that expense deductible?

Medical expenses are deductible.

Since your niece is over 18, you'll first have to enter the dependant's information into TurboTax, including her net income. Note: there are special calculations for these expenses designed by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

Simplified method:

• As a total for the year: Add up all the eligible medical expenses for this dependant for your 12-month claim period and enter the amount as one expense. Don't include expenses paid for disability supports, van adaptation, moving expenses, and private medical plans (these will be entered separately)
• By category: Sort the medical expenses into categories (such as medications, travel, and devices). Add the eligible amounts in each category and enter each category’s amount as an expense

Detailed method:

• Enter each receipt individually as a separate expense

For both methods, the CRA requires you to keep your receipts for at least six years.

Here are the steps to enter medical expenses for dependants over 18 using TurboTax:

1. From the menu, select Deductions, then Medical Expenses Profile
2. On the Your Medical Profile step, select You paid medical expenses for a dependant (other than your spouse or children under 18 years of age), then select Continue
3. On the Medical Expense For Other Dependants step, select your dependant from the dropdown list and enter your expenses using the method of your choice
4. If you’re entering your expenses as a total for the year, enter the date of your most recent receipt for this dependant and the total amount you paid for them for the year
5. If you're entering your expenses by category/type of expense: Enter information about each type of expense in a separate column. At Date, enter the date of your most recent receipt for that type of expense. At Amount, enter the total amount you paid for that category. If you have additional types of expenses, enter them in the second and third columns. You can enter up to three categories using this method
6. Select Continue once you've completed entering all expenses

Please see the link below for more information:

TurboTax FAQ: Medical Expenses for dependants over 18

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