Someone, dense, who does their own Taxes said it didn't matter WHO they paid the med bills for, they could use it on their taxes. Y or N?

No. If the person the medical bills were for was dependent (or spouse) in either the year that the expenses were incurred or in the year the expenses were paid, then it can be a Schedule A deduction - at least in 2013.

You can deduct medical expenses for a person who was your spouse or dependent at either the time that the expenses were incurred or at the time that you paid the bill. A dependent includes a Qualifying Child or Qualifying Relative. It also includes someone that you could have claimed as a dependent except that their gross income was $3950 or more, they filed a joint return, or you or your spouse were claimed as a dependent.

See IRS Pub 502 http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p502.pdf for more information.

Medical expenses paid for someone who does not qualify as above are treated as gifts. They are exempt from gift taxes if you paid the provider directly.

No. In order to claim medical expenses on taxes, the person must be either yourself, your spouse and filing a joint return or a dependent who is also claimed on the tax return.

False. Paying the bills of an unrelated non-dependent person is a gift. No deduction.

No. You can only deduct bills paid for yourself or a dependent.

False. If they are doing that, they better hope IRS doesn't find out.

it has to me immediate family that is claimed on tax return - tell your friend good luck if he gets audited and tries to deduct paying something for a sibling and trying to deduct it

you can claim medical bills for yourself , your spouse and dependents if you are liable to pay them and you do

if you pay for someone else who is not your dependent, thanks for helping

no