Question regarding taxes and medical expenses I had over the last year. I ended up going overseas for a significant medical treatment and total out of pocket costs for the treatment/post treatment care are $55,467.
I paid with my own funds, however, $16,796.56 was raised through a fundraiser that a couple friends put on for me.
I know that I can deduct the total medical expenses that exceed 10% of my adjusted gross income. Will I need to factor that $16,796.56 was raised in a fundraiser? Or does the IRS simply care how much I spent in my claimed medical expenses?