Medical Expenses Incurred In Foreign Country

Apr 15, 2009 1 Replies

Would someone please care to sum up the tax deductibility of the following as it relates to a taxpayer who travels to a foreign country to be treated for or have surgery for a diagnosed illness.



Cost of foreign licensed doctors & nurses. Cost of prescription drugs prescribed by foreign doctor and administered in a foreign country. Cost of hospital services & labs. Cost of out patient facility. Cost of rehab facility. Travel expense to go and come back. Lodging and meals.



Thanks.


They are all probably deductible. The details are in Tax Topic 502 AND Pub 502 .

Dick

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