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Medical reimbursement

ashok tanna (CA) (84 Points)

14 October 2015

Dear sir, I didn't submit medical bills to my employer there he didn't claim medical reimbursement in form 16 can I claim medical reimbursement during filling return? If yes, what processed should be followed? Please reply

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Shloka (Deputy manager (Finance)) (48 Points)
Replied 15 October 2015

Hi, Medical Reimbursement or Medical Allowance upto Rs 15000/- is a part of your salary structure. Under Income tax Act,you can claim exemption of medical reimbursement only upto the amount of actual bills submitted to the employer.

There is no provision for seperately submitting the medical bills to the IT department at the time of filing the return.

However, Kindly refer to the provisions of section 80D wherein one can avail an exemption upto Rs 5000 for preventive health checkup at the time of filing the return, provided you have the relevant actual bills with you. Kindly note that this amount is inclusive while calculating the overall maximum limit available under that section.

Thanks,

Shloka