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can I get money back on my taxes with no income. I have medical deductions ($2,000) dollars worth I was hoping to get that money back.?
I borrowed money from relatives to pay for surgery I needed, I had a mild stroke.
18 Answers
- Ryan MLv 73 years agoFavorite Answer
Sorry, but taxes do not work like that. Being poor does not mean that the taxpayers are going to reimburse you for all your medical expenses for the year through filing a tax return.
- troLv 73 years ago
if you have no income to report there is no reason to file a tax return, it is called an INCOME TAX RETURN
your medical expenses in no way merit any refund
- Beverly SLv 73 years ago
No. You don't /can't file income taxes if you don't have income. Nor can you get tax credits etc.
- Bostonian In MOLv 73 years ago
Medical deductions can only reduce your taxable income. Your taxable income is already $0 so there's no benefit from claiming them. If you had no income for 2017, there's no need to file and no benefit to be had from doing so.
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- curtisports2Lv 73 years ago
You don't file a return when you have no income. You also didn't pay any taxes. To get refundable credits for certain things, you must have worked. Medical expenses are not a refundable credit. They can be a deduction that reduces taxable income. If you have no income, there is nothing to take a deduction against.
- daniel gLv 73 years ago
Only what you paid in for the year. You pay more than $2000 to taxes, you would get your deduction. It would not be in the form of a refund, just a reduction in your medical expenses.
- Wayne ZLv 73 years ago
No.
Medical deductions can only reduce your taxable income. If it is already zero, they do not help you.