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When doing taxes, can you claim alternative medicine as medical expenses?

Natural path, chiropractor, and so on鈥?. If so, can you claim supplements (vitamins) if prescribed and bought through a Natural path or Alternative care?

Thank you!!

Medical practitioners authorized to practice in accordance with the above laws can include (depending on the applicable province or jurisdiction, as the case may be) the following:
(i) an osteopath;
(ii) a chiropractor;
(iii) a naturopath;

If the vitiamin supplements (e.g., B12) were presscribed by the above medical practitioner, they qualify as medical expenses.

For reference, pls see:

NO.: IT-519R2 (Consolidated) DATE: See Bulletin Revisions section
SUBJECT: INCOME TAX ACTMedical Expense and Disability Tax Credits and Attendant Care Expense Deduction

http://www.benefits.org/form/it519r2.htm

I think you can take a deduction on a few of these. You can deduct medical expenses incurred to alleviate pain. However, you cannot deduct vitamins that promote general well-being. For further info, refer to www.irs.gov. You can type medical deductions into the search box and should find what you're looking for. Hope this helps.

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