Was anyone able to add all the costs of surgery while filing your tax returns in the states...even though the procedure was performed in Mexico?

Great question!! I would love to hear about this..

I hope someone has an answer to this question because I too would like to know

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I would like to know as well. Also wondering if you can claim Aflac. I have the hospital plan which pays you for your hospital stay but not sure if Mexico is covered or not.

I would check your aflac policy some exclude anything outside of the USA

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Yes you can claim medical expenses even when it's done in mexico, just keep your receipt in case the MAN auditsu. I will be claiming that $4000 next year

You can but you have to have proof of medical necessity. That's what I understood anyway. I didn't claim mine but I did type in the numbers and nothing changed. It has to be more than 7.5% of your income I think.

My husband is a CPA and he is already looking into this. I will try to remember to report what I find out

Hey Lexisdad my coordinator at a lighter me wants me to gig get your name to see if they can help me with Aflac and StD would you be willing to give it to me?

It's 7.5 for those aged 65 and over and 10 for the rest of us

It's a % of your taxable income.

So if you made 100,000 but you're taxable is 95,000 then 10% is 9,500

Now if you have an HSA or other pre tax account to reimburse yourself you are further challenged

I included everything related to surgery on my schedule A last year...including travel expenses. But like jersrose said, I could only deduct the part that was over 10% of my adjusted gross income.

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