Medical & Dental Expenses: Long-Term Care Insurance Premium Limits
Medical & Dental Expenses: Long-Term Care Insurance Premium Limits is a critical concept in EA Exam Part 1, Deductions & Credits. This topic covers essential tax principles that frequently appear on the exam. Understanding long-term care insurance premium limits is crucial for passing Part 1.
Quick answer
Long-term care (LTC) insurance premiums are deductible as medical expenses, but only up to an age-based annual limit. This subtopic tests those per-person limits and what qualifies as a qualified LTC contract.
Long-Term Care Insurance Premium Limits is tested on EA Exam Part 1 (Deductions & Credits). Primary IRS reference: IRC § 213(d)(10).
About this EA exam topic
Long-term care (LTC) insurance premiums are deductible as medical expenses, but only up to an age-based annual limit. This subtopic tests those per-person limits and what qualifies as a qualified LTC contract.
The EA exam gives premiums and ages and asks for the deductible amount, testing whether you apply the age-banded ceilings rather than the full premium.
What you'll be tested on
- Age-based annual limits on deductible LTC premiums
- What makes an LTC contract qualified
- Coordination with the overall medical AGI floor
- Self-employed treatment of LTC premiums
How to prepare
- Remember the deduction is capped by age band, not the full premium.
- Confirm the contract is a qualified LTC contract.
- Note the self-employed health-insurance interaction.
Practice questions for Long-Term Care Insurance Premium Limits
What this topic covers
Long-Term Care Insurance Premium Limits appears in Part 1: Individual Taxation within the Deductions & Credits domain. VantageEA practice questions focus on how medical & dental expenses rules are applied in realistic EA exam fact patterns.
What candidates practice
Candidates practice identifying tested facts, choosing the best multiple-choice answer, and reviewing explanations tied to IRC § 213(d)(10), IRC § 7702B, IRS Publication 502, Revenue Procedure 2024-40. This topic supports timed 100-question PSI-style mock tests and shorter topic review sessions.
Related practice-question themes include medical-expenses, long-term-care, ltc-insurance, age-based-limits.
Topic overview
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Frequently asked questions
Are LTC premiums fully deductible?
No, only up to an age-based annual per-person limit, as part of medical expenses.
Which part?
Part 1 (Individuals).
Reference?
IRS Publication 502.
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