Download TDS on Salary All in One for Central Govt Employees For F.Y.2016-17, With 3 Tax Benefits On Medical And Health Insurance That You Must Know
Many
investors know that health insurance qualifies for tax benefits. They also know
that if you submit medical bills to your company, you end-up saving tax. But,
did you know that there are many other tax benefits that one gets on medical
treatment and under various provisions of the Income Tax Act.
Let us take a look at such benefits:
1) Tax benefit for handicapped family member
under Sec 80DD If you have an individual who is handicapped and are paying his
or her insurance premium, you cam claim tax benefits. Depending on the handicap
persons disability you can claim tax deduction. You can claim deduction for
medical expenditure incurred as well. Now, the family member has to be a
spouse, son or daughter (any child), parents and brother or sister (siblings)
can be your handicapped dependents. You cannot claim the deduction for all and
sundry. The claim amount has been raised from Assessment year 2016-17, to Rs
75,000 for individuals who do not suffer severe disability. For those suffering
from severe disability the deduction allowed is Rs 1.25 lakhs. You may have to
provide evidence and should have a copy of the disability certificate issued by
the central or state government medical board to claim deduction.
Tax Benefits under Sec 80U of the Income Tax
Act The tax benefits are similar to those mentioned above, but under Sec80U,
you claim the tax benefit for self. So, what this means is that if you are
suffering disabilities yourself, you can claim deduction of up to Rs 1.25
lakhs, if it is severe and Rs 75,000, if it is less severe.
What is important to remember is that it does
not matter, whether you have incurred medical expenditure, you can still claim
deductions.
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Tax
benefits under Sec 80D of the Income Tax Act One can also claim tax deduction
under Sec 80D of the Income Tax Act. This is for the health insurance one pays
for self and the family. The tax deduction allowed under this section is Rs
25,000 for individuals, other than Senior Citizens. For Senior citizens the
amount it is Rs 30,0000. The health insurance premium has to be for self,
spouse and dependent parents.
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