Are Evaluations / Dyslexia Therapy Tax Deductible?

Parents of children with learning disabilities may not be aware of the ADHD and Dyslexia tutoring tax deduction. The IRS treats these costs as deductible medical expenses. Other eligible expenses include school tuition, transportation, lodging and meals as well as professional consultations. 

The IRS allows parents of children with learning disabilities to deduct the costs associated with special education as medical expenses.

If you have a child with a learning disability caused by dyslexia or ADHD, you’ve probably found that getting the proper learning support can be expensive. For many families, the cost of tuition, tutoring and educational materials for a challenged learner is a real burden on top of other child rearing expenses. Fortunately, you may be eligible to receive an IRS income tax deduction to offset your costs.

The IRS recognizes Dyslexia as a medical condition that interferes with a child’s ability to learn. As a medical condition, Dyslexia qualifies parents to deduct some educational expenses as medical expenses. If your child’s doctor recommends tutoring related to your child’s learning disability, you may be able to deduct the cost of a qualified tutor. Sending your child to a special school that addresses learning disabilities means you may be able to include tuition as well as school-related transportation, lodging and meals as medical expenses.

In addition to a Dyslexia tutoring tax deduction and other special education deductions, you can also deduct for the cost of consultations, evaluations and other forms of mental health treatment for your child’s condition. ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) may also qualify as a medical condition when it has been diagnosed as interfering with learning. Unlike Canada, which has a child disability tax credit, there is no ADHD disability tax credit in the U.S.

 https://finance.zacks.com/tax-benefits-parents-children-learning-disabilities-3704.html 

 https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p502.pdf 

 The  above  information  is  not  intended  to  provide  tax  advice.   Please  see  your  tax  professional  to  determine  what  tax benefits are available to you given your particular circumstance.