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can i deduct interest and fees on a loan for qualified medical expenses?
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irs publication 502: medical expenses are the costs of diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, and the costs for   treatments affecting any part or function of the body. loan interest and fees do not meet this definition.  your loan interest and fees are a cost of the payment method you chose (a loan), not a cost of medical treatment. the irs makes clear where loan interest is deductible.  publication 936 discusses home mortgage interest deductions, and publication 970 specifically discusses student loan interest deductions. considering publication 502's definition of a medical expense, combined with the absence of a publication discussing medical expense loan interest deductions, one must conclude that medical loan interest and fees are not deductible.
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