Get 2023 Schedule A (form 1040). Itemized Deductions

Don't include on Schedule A items deducted elsewhere, such as on Form 1040, Form 1040-SR, or Schedule C, E, or F. Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.

If you itemize your deductions for a taxable year on Schedule A (Form 1040), Itemized Deductions, you may be able to deduct the medical and dental expenses you paid for yourself, your spouse, and your dependents during the taxable year to the extent these expenses exceed 7.5% of your adjusted gross income for the year.

The Tax Cut and Jobs Act eliminated the personal exemption for tax years 2018 through 2025. So, as an example, if you're a single filer with $10,000 worth of deductions, itemizing on your 2022 taxes won't save you anything because the personal exemption is no longer available and the standard deduction is higher.

Itemized deductions, subject to certain dollar limitations, include amounts you paid, during the taxable year, for state and local income or sales taxes, real property taxes, personal property taxes, mortgage interest, disaster losses, gifts to charities, and part of the amount you paid for medical and dental expenses.

Overall Limit As an individual, your deduction of state and local income, general sales, and property taxes is limited to a combined total deduction of $10,000 ($5,000 if married filing separately). You may be subject to a limit on some of your other itemized deductions also.

Which Deductions Can Be Itemized? Unreimbursed Medical and Dental Expenses. Long-Term Care Premiums. Home Mortgage and Home-Equity Loan (or Line of Credit) Interest. Home-Equity Loan or Line of Credit Interest. Taxes Paid. Charitable Donations. Casualty and Theft Losses.

A taxpayer with significant eligible expenses which exceed the standard deduction will file a Schedule A. Eligible deductions may include qualified medical expenses, state and local taxes, mortgage interest, sales tax payments, and some charitable contributions.