Gluten-free food
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Can You Write Off Gluten-free Food?
Short answer: Only the extra cost over regular food, and only for someone with celiac disease diagnosed by a doctor.
Medical costs are an itemized deduction only for the amount above 7.5% of your AGI, and only if your itemized total beats the standard deduction ($16,100 single / $32,200 joint for 2026).
Records to keep: Keep receipts, statements (1098, 1098-T, 1099, W-2G), and a note of what each cost was for. Compare itemizing to the 2026 standard deduction before you claim.
Gluten-free food
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Individuals / Personal Taxes
Only the extra cost over regular food, and only for someone with celiac disease diagnosed by a doctor.
Business justification
Only the extra cost over regular food, and only for someone with celiac disease diagnosed by a doctor. Medical costs are an itemized deduction only for the amount above 7.5% of your AGI, and only if your itemized total beats the standard deduction ($16,100 single / $32,200 joint for 2026).
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- Personal Tax Deductions